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First Principles: There Will Be Found To Exist At All Times An Impervious Necessity For Restraining All the Functionaries of the Government Within the Range of Their Respective Powers

“There will be found to exist at all times an imperious necessity for restraining all the functionaries of the Government within the range of their respective powers thereby preserving a just balance between the powers granted to this Government and … Continue reading

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First Principles: If A Nation Expects To Be Ignorant – and Free – In A State of Civilization, It Expects What Never Was and Never Will Be

“If a nation expects to be ignorant — and free — in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty & property … Continue reading

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