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Here sir, the people govern.


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People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.



Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.



When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.



One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.



I think the first duty of society is justice.

I think the first duty of society is justice.



There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.



Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.



A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.



Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.



It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.





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