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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

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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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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. – James Madison

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Government
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James Madison
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Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts. – Chris Christie

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Government

Its a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that ones safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. – Alan Shepard

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Government

That fatal drollery called a representative government. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Government

I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the government. I was very happy with my life. – Fawn Hall

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Government

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Im pretty much a 9-to-5 kind of guy. I usually get to work about 8 in the morning, and I work until 4 or 5, and sometimes I work on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Pretty much I keep the same hours as an accountant or clerk or whatever. – Douglas Preston

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Morning

It is a horrible fact that we can read in the daily paper, without interrupting our breakfast, numerical reckonings of death and destruction that ought to break our hearts or scare us out of our wits. – Wendell Berry

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Death

If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun. – Lars Ulrich

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Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. – Edna Ferber

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Death