"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
-James Madison
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"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.“
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
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"The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money."
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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
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"No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."
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"In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority."
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