Quote #73

When annual elections end, there slavery begins.

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  1. Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so s…
  2. Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially of the lower class of people, are so extremely wise and useful, that, to a humane and g…
  3. We ought to consider what is the end of government, before we determine which is the best form. Upon this point all speculative politicians…
  4. The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon …
  5. Let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing.
  6. The rich, the well-born, and the able, acquire an influence among the people that will soon be too much for simple honesty and plain sense,…
  7. Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
  8. Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

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