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The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated…
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It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary…
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...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made,…
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It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a…
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The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating…
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[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . .…
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If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .…
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The ecclesiastical establishments of Europe, which serve to support tyrannical governments, are not the Christian religion, but abuses and corruptions of it.…
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The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment…
— Irving Babbitt
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The great ideals of liberty and equality are preserved against the assaults of opportunism, the expediency of the passing hour, the erosion…
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As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the…
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If the people lose control of the arteries of trade and the natural sources of mechanical power, the nationalization of all industry…
— Calvin Coolidge
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If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration…
— Alexander Hamilton
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I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as…
— Thomas Jefferson
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That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty…
— Edmund Burke
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The liberal appropriations made by the legislature of Kentucky for a general system of education cannot be too much applauded . .…
— James Madison
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