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"Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government."
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"And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together."
"The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government."
"War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits."
"The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right."
"The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted."
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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."
"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
"It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent."
"'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined."
"I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office."
"We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely."
"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
"Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country."
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