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The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is fr

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. – James Madison

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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. – James Madison

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Government
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What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support? – James Madison

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Learning
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The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war. – James Madison

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War
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The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world – no ideals. – Golda Meir

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Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government. – Milton Friedman

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