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“The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad.”

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James Madison

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

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James Madison

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

Best

James Madison

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.

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James Madison

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.

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