In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
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