"The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an adequate security against every danger that has been apprehended."

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Source : John Dickinson (1801). “The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: Late President of the State of Delaware, and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania”, p.89

John Dickinson

#Strong Quotes #People Quotes #Together Quotes

“The process of painting offers an infinite array of possibilities. The closer in unification to just one of those, the better the painting becomes.”
“If you're a baseball fan and you don't know what BP is, you're working in a mine without one of those helmets with the lights on it.”
“Want! You must want something. What do you want?”
“I suppose my little Martin acoustic guitar is quickly becoming a prize possession. It's a lovely guitar. I bought it at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001 before I had cleaned up.”
“Ten minutes spent in the presence of Christ every day, aye, two minutes, will make the whole day different.”
“I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.”
“I feel like a lot of comedies out are just the same consistent joke.”
“Riley was quiet for a minute. She gathered her blanket all around her. "Paul always loved you, Alice. He knows I know that. I know he loves me, too. But it's different." Alice opened her mouth, but nothing came out at first. "He loved me once. But I think that part is over," she said slowly. "No, it's not. It hasn't even begun." Riley took Alice's bare foot in her hand and squeezed it. "I told him, though, that he better be good to you. When you came along, I said I'd share you, but I told him to remember that you're my sister. I loved you first."”

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