"Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of."

-- James Madison

#Ambition Quotes #Simple Quotes #Government Quotes

“If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.”
“The police are on the way to arrest you for stealing my heart, hijacking my feelings, and driving me crazy.”
“Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all's the same in death.”
“We just write down a bunch of words, and pray to god they make sense. And if we don't, it doesn't matter, we're artists”
“A situation where people can grow old without having a job that rewards them individually while adding to the collective well-being is morally unacceptable.”

Source : Franco Modigliani (2001). “Adventures of an Economist”, W. W. Norton
“Architects must have a razor-sharp sense of individuality.”
“You cannot make progress with excuses.”
“The work of the Spirit is to impart life, to implant hope, to give liberty, to testify of Christ, to guide us into all truth, to teach us all things, to comfort the believer, and to convict the world of sin.”

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