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It is said that brother Joseph in his lifetime declared that the Elders of this Church should step forth at a particular… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
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Charles Beard warned us that governments-inc luding the government of the United States-are not neutral, that they represent the dominant economic interests,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Americans - not just starting thirty years ago but going back to the beginning, when we were rebelling against King George -… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
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The Founding Fathers were neither passive, death-worshipin g mystics nor mindless, power-seeking looters; as a political group they were a phenomenon unprecedented… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts,… — John Marshall Copy Share Image
The life even of a just man is a round of petty frauds; that of a knave a series of greater. We… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
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