They accomplished a revolution which has no parallel in the annals of human society. They reared the fabrics of governments which have no model on the face of the globe. They formed the design of a great Confederacy, which it is incumbent on their successors to improve and perpetuate.

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"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."

- James Madison

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"Pure democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."

- James Madison

Awareness

"The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money."

- James Madison

Belief

"America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts."

- James Madison

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"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."

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"Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision."

- Muhammad Ali

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"A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material."

- Serge Nubret

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"Big battles bring sweet victories."

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"Champions keep playing until they get it right."

- Billie Jean King

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