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Quote by James Madison
War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose

War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. – James Madison

Other quotes by James Madison

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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James Madison
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Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison

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Trust
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James Madison
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Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government. – Bob Woodward

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Government

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. – George Washington

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Government

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it. – Abraham Lincoln

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Government

President Obamas reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government. – Paul Ryan

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Government

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Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world. – Arthur Smith

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Though Fire and Rain is very personal, for other people it resonates as a sort of commonly held experience… And thats what happens with me. I write things for personal reasons, and then in some cases it… can be a shared experience. – James Taylor

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My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army, but I never called them sir or maam or anything like that, and we never really moved around a lot because both my parents were stationed in D.C. – Ian Harding

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mom