By rendering the labor of one, the property of the other, they cherish pride, luxury, and vanity on one side; on the other, vice and servility, or hatred and revolt.

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Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men...

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must...

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood; but...

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood; but...

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in...

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in...

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame...

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame...

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot...

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot...

Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of...

Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of...

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim,...

The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim,...

The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment,...

The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment,...

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man...

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man...

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and...

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to...

Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to...

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing...

Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing...

There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet...

There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet...