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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

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War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison

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War
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James Madison
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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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Trust
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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control mens minds. – Thurgood Marshall

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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. – Walter Lippmann

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Government

We dont need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government. – Rand Paul

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Government

We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops… and force migratory birds to stay where they are. – Vladimir Zhirinovsky

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A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence. – Chinese Proverb

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Just as there is nothing between the admirable omelet and the intolerable, so with autobiography. – Hilaire Belloc

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I had the blues
because I had no shoes
until upon the street,
I met a man who had no feet. – Anon.

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The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number. – Dave Barry

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