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James Madison Quotes: Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
         

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.


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The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.



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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.



If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?



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The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.



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