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“The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States composing the respective states, who alone had the right .”
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“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.”
James Madison quotes (American 4th US President (1809-17), and one of the founding fathers of his country. 1751-1836)
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“What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.”
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“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
Abraham Lincoln quotes (American 16th US President (1861-65), who brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 1809-1865)
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“Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.”
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“A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.”
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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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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms”
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“In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority”
James Madison quotes (American 4th US President (1809-17), and one of the founding fathers of his country. 1751-1836)
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“The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to which all such institutions must be sacrificed”
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“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself”
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