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We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.


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If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.



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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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Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.



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