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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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Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done. – James Madison

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Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages. – James Madison

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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. – James Madison

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I got a telegraph from my mother who said that my step-father had had a heart attack, come home and earn a living. So I went back to England and the only thing I knew to earn any cash was through hairdressing. – Vidal Sassoon

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A mans house is his castle. – James Otis

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Illogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people have to keep hammering their points home. – Benjamin Carson

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At every party there are two kinds of people – those who want to go home and those who dont. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other. – Ann Landers

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