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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. – John Adams

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Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. – John Adams

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The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. – John Adams

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There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. – John Adams

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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. – Thomas Jefferson

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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. – George Washington

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All too often, governments response to social breakdown has been a classic case of patching – a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting – even reinforcing – dysfunctional behaviour. – Iain Duncan Smith

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