Common Defense Quotes
12 quotes by 10 authors
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Government can have no more than two legitimate purposes - the suppression of injustice against individuals within the community, and the common defense against external…
— William Godwin
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This power ought to be coextensive with all the possible combinations of such circumstances; and ought to be under the direction of the same councils…
— Alexander Hamilton
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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…
— James Madison
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The principal purposes to be answered by union are these the common defense of the members; the preservation of the public peace as well against…
— Alexander Hamilton
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I support development and deployment of a limited national missile defense. Few if any of our duties surpass our obligation to provide for the common…
— Joe Lieberman
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense,…
— Gouverneur Morris
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The great leading objects of the federal government, in which revenue is concerned, are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense.
— Alexander Hamilton
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The Constitution, when it says, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility,…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for…
— George Washington
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A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true…
— Tom Rachman
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Taxes, well laid and well spent, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare. Taxes protect property and the environment;…
— Jill Lepore
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If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is…
— Don Nickles
Who Wrote These Common Defense Quotes
10 authors contributed a total of 12 Common Defense Quotes as follows: