Quote by James Madison
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have beco

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. – James Madison

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It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. – James Madison

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Men
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The happy Union of these States is a wonder their Constitution a miracle their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world. – James Madison

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Hope
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I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property. – James Madison

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Government
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The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country. – Buffalo Bill

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When Im at home in Virginia, I become more hermit-like. I like my own home. – Robert Duvall

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Home

Think about the comfortable feeling you have as you open your front door. Thats but a hint of what well feel some day on arriving at the place our Father has lovingly and personally prepared for us in heaven. We will finally – and permanently – be at home in a way that defies description. – Charles Stanley

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Home

Divorce is one of the key predictors of poverty for a child growing up in a home thats broken. – Mike Huckabee

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Home

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One way to prevent conversation from being boring is to say the wrong thing. – Frank Sheed

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Speaking

In rising financial markets, the world is forever new. The bull or optimist has no eyes for past or present, but only for the future, where streams of revenue play in his imagination. – James Buchan

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Future

Each experience I go through – marriage, my public life, my personal life – Im learning as I go. – Jason Sudeikis

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Learning

I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic. – Steve Martin

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