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Quote by James Madison
A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citi

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person. – James Madison

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I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. – James Madison

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Freedom
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James Madison
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The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. – James Madison

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Government
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James Madison
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Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government

Ive got the greatest job in the world. Theres no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different peoples lives. Its a great challenge. – Michael Bloomberg

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Government

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts. – Harold MacMillan

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Government

Theres never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government. – Marco Rubio

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Government

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The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all. – Timothy Radcliffe

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Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? – Erich Fromm

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Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising. – E. W. Howe

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Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. – Bobby Scott

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