Quote by James Madison
The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects

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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The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science. – James Madison

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Science
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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 Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison

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We believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility. – Paul Ryan

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I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government. – William Hague

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Its the governments obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern. – Stephen Harper

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The thing is, Obama is right that it would be a calamity for the government to default on its debt by not meeting its obligations. Such a thing has never happened and cant be allowed to happen. – John Podhoretz

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