"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."
-James Madison
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"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.“
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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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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
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"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."
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"Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement."
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"We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine."
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"To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge."
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"Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity."
-Jose Marti
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