Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.James Madison
Philosophy is common sense with big words.
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Keep within the requisite limits a standing military force, always remembering that an armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with large ones safe.
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Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.
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I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment.
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Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations.
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