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Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can…

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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…
Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible,…
It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary…
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made,…
It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a…
But while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which…
The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating…
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe.
The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes.
In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate-look to his…
[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . .…
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .…

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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. — Edmund Burke
No free people can lose their liberties while they are jealous of liberty. But the liberties of the freest people are in… — Wendell Phillips
If anyone, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him - it means just what Concord and Lexington… — Henry Ward Beecher
Rome remained free for four hundred years and Sparta eight hundred, although their citizens were armed all that time; but many other… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendancy over the National Government, and will for… — Alexander Hamilton
Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties. — Edward Abbey
Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper… — Emmeline Pankhurst
People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it is found… — Jonathan Mayhew
A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint, will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from… — Joseph Addison
Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety.… — Noah Webster
If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes,… — Benjamin Franklin
Conscious of my own weakness, I can only seek fervently the guidance of the Ruler of the Universe, and, relying on His… — George B. McClellan

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