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I am now . . . on a subject, which fills me with inexpressible concern . . . . But as it has been a… — George Washington
The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as… — Charles Grandison Finney
The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all. — George Washington
Constitutions of civil government are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination of these with the probable exigencies… — Alexander Hamilton
To answer the purpose of the adversaries of the Constitution, they ought to prove, not merely that particular provisions in it are not the best,… — Alexander Hamilton
After an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United… — Alexander Hamilton
So that the executive and legislative branches of the national government depend upon, and emanate from the states. Every where the state sovereignties are represented;… — Joseph Story
May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and… — George Washington
Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws. — William Blackstone
As on the one hand, the necessity for borrowing in particular emergencies cannot be doubted, so on the other, it is equally evident that to… — Alexander Hamilton
It is presumable that no country will be able to borrow of foreigners upon better terms than the United States, because none can, perhaps, afford… — Alexander Hamilton
The promulgation of the great doctrines of religion, the being, and attributes, and providence of one Almighty God: the responsibility to him for all our… — Joseph Story
The truth is that the general genius of a government is all that can be substantially relied upon for permanent effects. Particular provisions, though not… — Alexander Hamilton
It is . . . [the citizens] choice, and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptable and miserable as… — George Washington
Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless… — George Washington
This Government, the offspring of your own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the… — George Washington
If we are in earnest about giving the Union energy and duration we must abandon the vain project of legislating upon the States in their… — Alexander Hamilton
[I]f the policy of the Government, upon vital questions affecting, the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the… — Abraham Lincoln
Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control. — Ronald Reagan
In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name they… — Joseph Story
'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
My policy has been, and will continue to be, while I have the honor to remain in the administration of the government, to be upon… — George Washington
[America's] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield: but the motto… — John Quincy Adams
If they are incorporated into the Constitution, independent tribunals of justice will consider themselves in a peculiar manner the guardians of those rights; they will… — James Madison
If the people lose control of the arteries of trade and the natural sources of mechanical power, the nationalization of all industry should soon be… — Calvin Coolidge

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