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To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happ

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. – James Madison

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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. – James Madison

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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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Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages. – James Madison

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