To: 2ndDivisionVet
We have staked the whole future of American civiliation, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God....
James Madison
4 posted on
09/25/2010 2:03:24 PM PDT by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: eyedigress
What’s the original source of that quote? Where/when did he write/say it?
23 posted on
09/25/2010 3:04:07 PM PDT by
Huck
(Q: How can you tell a party is in the minority? A: They're complaining about the deficit.)
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