Quote by James Madison
It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. – James Madison

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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. – James Madison

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Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. – James Madison

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When a nations young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung. – Henry Ward Beecher

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The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars – when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know. – Thomas Aquinas

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Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color. – Author Unknown

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Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. – Jonathan Swift, “Thoughts on Various Subjects,” Miscellanies, 1711

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How can you explain that you need to know that the trees are still there, and the hills and the sky? Anyone knows they are. How can you say it is time your pulse responded to another rhythm, the rhythm of the day and the season instead of the hour and the minute? No, you cannot explain. So you walk. – Author unknown, from New York Times editorial, “The Walk,” 25 October 1967

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