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For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best. |
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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.- James Madison
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains.
