The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.

Quote by James Madison

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The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

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I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted...

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As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to...

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence

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The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when...

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

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What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he...

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All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is...

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The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger,...

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is...

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The principles and modes of governments are too important to be disregarded by an inquisitive...

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

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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great...

Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements...

Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements...

Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild...

Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild...

The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted,...

The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted,...

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the...

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

Faith, indeed, has up to the present not been able to move real mountains.... But...

Faith, indeed, has up to the present not been able to move real mountains.... But...