Quote by James Madison
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madi

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. – James Madison

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The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. – James Madison

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A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States. – James Madison

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The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad. – James Madison

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He raised his hands, not to strike, but in benediction. Lincoln was the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war. He is the gentlest memory of our world. – Robert G. Ingersoll

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Let him who looks for a monument to Washington look around the United States. Your freedom, your independence, your national power, your prosperity, and your prodigious growth are a monument to him. – Louis Kossuth

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It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia

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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. – Abraham Lincoln

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