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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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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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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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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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In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to say, Like People like Government. – Thomas Carlyle

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Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government. – B. R. Ambedkar

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But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government. – James Q. Wilson

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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. – H. L. Mencken

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I enjoy many silent moments with my cat, a conversation always resumed exactly where left off. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind. – Charles Dudley Warner

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What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. – Isaac Bashevis Singer

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There are innumerable questions to which the inquisitive mind can in this state receive no answer: Why do you and I exist? Why was this world created? Since it was to be created, why was it not created sooner? – Samuel Johnson

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