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Madison On Government
Madison On Governmentby Michael DoyleTroubled times seem to be surroundingWith more demons than angels aboundingMadison found this reason for governmentI don’t see any real further improvementThe truth remains that government is powerWith tiny tyrants clutching at their hourBig words do … Continue reading
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First Principles: An Honest Man Can Feel No Pleasure In the Exercise of Power Over His Fellow Citizens
“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1813)
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First Principles: The Jealousy of A Free People Ought To Be Constantly Awake; Since History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: If You Once Forfeit the Confidence of Your Fellow Citizens, You Can Never Regain Their Respect and Esteem
“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people … Continue reading
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First Principles: An Honest Man Can Feel Not Pleasure In the Exercise of Power Over His Fellow Citizens
“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1813)
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First Principles: An Honest Man Can Feel No Pleasure In the Exercise of Power Over His Fellow Citizens
“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens….There has never been a moment of my life in which I should have relinquished for it the enjoyments of my family, my farm, my … Continue reading
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First Principles: Honest Persons Feel No Pleasure Over Controlling Fellow Citizens
“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1813)
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