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“Experience has instructed us that no skill in the science of government has yet been able to discriminate and define, with sufficient certainty, its three great provinces the legislative, executive, and judiciary; or even the privileges and powers of the different legislative branches.”

Book:The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788

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The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788

Composed by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, this collection of essays advocates for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, offering insights into the structure and function of the federal government. more

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James Madison

James Madison, the 4th President of the United States, was born on March 16, 1751, and died on June 28, 1836. He was a key figure in drafting the U.S. Constitution and had a profound impact on the political system of the United States. more

“It will be forgotten, on the one hand, that jealousy is the usual concomitant of violent love, and that the noble enthusiasm of liberty is too apt to be infected with a spirit of narrow and illiberal distrust. On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten, that the vigour of government is essential to the security of liberty.”

Hands Government Spirit Liberty Security Essentials Forgotten Noble Violent Enthusiasm Usual Distrust

Book:The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States. A Collection of Essays

Source: The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States. A Collection of Essays

“The means ought to be proportioned to the end; the persons from whose agency the attainment of any end is expected ought to possess the means by which it is to be attained.”

Mean Persons Ends Government Ought Expected Agency Attainment

Book:The Federalist

Source: The Federalist

“It will follow that that government ought to be clothed with all powers requisite to complete execution of its trust.”

Government Ought Execution

Book:The Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States: The Principles of the American Government

Source: The Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States: The Principles of the American Government

“If we are in earnest about giving the Union energy and duration we must abandon the vain project of legislating upon the States in their collective capacities.”

Ifs Giving States Government Energy Projects Capacity Unions Vain Collectives Abandon Earnest Duration

Book:The Federalist, on the new constitution, written in 1788, with an appendix, containing the letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the proclamation of neutrality of 1793, also the original articles of confederation and the constitution of the United States

Source: The Federalist, on the new constitution, written in 1788, with an appendix, containing the letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the proclamation of neutrality of 1793, also the original articles of confederation and the constitution of the United States

“A government, the constitution of which renders it unfit to be trusted with all the powers which a free people ought to delegate to any government, would be an unsafe and improper depositary of the NATIONAL INTERESTS.”

People Government Would Be Interest Ought Constitution Trusted Delegates Unsafe National Interests

Book:The federalist papers

Source: The federalist papers

“Bin Laden wasn't all that central to the terrorist network any more, but taking him down created a kind of national catharsis. It's been a really, really long time since we had something to celebrate that didn't involve a sports team. I'd rather it had been a non-death-related occasion, but we'll take what we can get.”

Kind Long Sports Team Long Time Terrorist Celebrate Occasions Related Bin Laden Catharsis Sports Team Really Long

Author:Gail Collins

“[A] power equal to every possible contingency must exist somewhere in the government . . .”

Government Equal Contingency

Book:The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

Source: The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

“A republic of this kind, able to withstand an external force, may support itself without any internal corruptions. The form of this society prevents all manner of inconveniences.”