If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?
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All men having power ought to be mistrusted.
Permalink to quote #35 We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political inst…
Permalink to quote #37 If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
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