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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
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All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor…
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Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with…
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Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
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I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and…
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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than…
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as…
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
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On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France…
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The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support…
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Those who follow the banners oreason are like the well-disciplined battalions which, wearing a more sober uniform and making a less dazzling…
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True compassion is more than throwing a coin to a beggar. It demands of our humanity that if we live in a…
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People gave ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the…
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Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things…
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