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 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 Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison

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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. – Mark Twain

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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress. – Benazir Bhutto

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Obama is trying to paint us as a caricature, as if were some bizarre individualists who are hardcore libertarians. Its a false dichotomy and intellectually lazy. Of course we believe in government. We think government should do what it does really well, but that it has limits. – Paul Ryan

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Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save, invest, innovate, and work. – Martin Feldstein

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I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style. – Louis Aragon

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A lot of truth is said in jest. – Eminem

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I avoid talking before the youth of the age as I would dancing before them: for if ones tongue dont move in the steps of the day, and thinks to please by its old graces, it is only an object of ridicule. – Horace Walpole

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Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture. – Kak Sri

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