The Marriner Foundation

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things. -Alexander Hamilton

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. -Alexander Hamilton

It’s not tyranny we desire; it’s a just, limited, federal government. -Alexander Hamilton

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. -Thomas Jefferson

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto. -Thomas Jefferson

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. -Thomas Jefferson

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. -Thomas Jefferson

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. -James Madison

It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad. -James Madison

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