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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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Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions. – James Madison

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The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. – James Madison

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Constitution
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To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. – James Madison

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Youve got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party. – Jim DeMint

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Alls the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way. – Adam Carolla

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If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. – Frank Herbert

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This administration in Washington thats in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but its the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area. – Rick Perry

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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true. – H. G. Wells

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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. – Katherine Hepburn

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The world of reality has its limits the world of imagination is boundless. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new. – Robert Morgan

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