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Act Quotes by James Madison
- To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and…
- It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority of the people…
- Each State, in ratifying the Constitution, is considered as a sovereign body, independent of all others, and only to be bound by its own voluntary…
- The apportionment of taxes on the various descriptions of property is an act which seems to require the most exact impartiality; yet there is, perhaps,…
- It is sufficiently obvious, that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the rights of persons,…
- The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed by the representatives of the people; and the danger will…
- On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence,…
- May it not be asked of every intelligent friend to the liberties of his country, whether the power exercised in such an act as this…
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- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
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- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
- Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we… — Aristotle
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
- Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold