Experience Quotes

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The defect of power in the existing confederacy, to regulate the commerce between its several members is in the number of those which have been… — James Madison
Men, to act with vigour and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying them.… — Joseph Story
The most that the Convention could do in such a situation, was to avoid the errors suggested by the past experience of other countries, as… — James Madison
We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice [as some states charging high taxes on goods from other states] would be introduced… — James Madison
Experience assures us, that the efficacy of the provision has been greatly over-rated; and that some more adequate defense is indispensably necessary for the more… — James Madison
Frequent elections are unquestionably the only policy by which this dependence and sympathy can be effectually secured. But what particular degree of frequency may be… — James Madison
Experience has instructed us that no skill in the science of government has yet been able to discriminate and define, with sufficient certainty, its three… — James Madison
It is a melancholy reflection that liberty should be equally exposed to danger whether the government have too much power or too little power and… — James Madison
It is evident from the state of the country, from the habits of the people, from the experience we have had on the point itself,… — Alexander Hamilton
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly… — George Washington
'Tis folly in one Nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its Independence for whatever it… — George Washington
These considerations and many others that might be mentioned prove, and experience confirms it, that artisans and manufacturers will commonly be disposed to bestow their… — James Madison
I expect we shall be told, that the Militia of the country is its natural bulwark, and would be at all times equal to the… — Alexander Hamilton
I have learned from first hand experience that war is the destroyer of everything that is good in the world, it turns our young into… — Unknown Author
Until we go through it ourselves, until our people cower in the shelters of New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere while the buildings… — William L. Shirer
Your reaction to a situation determines whether it will be positive or negative. If you're determined to label a situation positive, no matter how it… — Rhonda Byrne
The human mind is kind of like a piÃ±ata. When it breaks open, there's a lot of surprises inside. Once you get the piÃ±ata perspective,… — Jane Wagner
One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good… — Charles Dudley Warner
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language. — Unknown Author
You can t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty. And least of all… — Joseph Conrad

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