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James Madison on the General Welfare Clause

by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 4, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Government, James Madison, President, Quotes

If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions. James Madison: letter to...

TJ on General Welfare

by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 4, 2013 | Constitution, Founders, Government, President, Quotes, Thomas Jefferson

Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare but only those specifically enumerated.” Thomas Jefferson, from Transcending Time With Thomas Jefferson, Stephen D. Hanson, p. 82.

John Jay on Goverance

by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 4, 2013 | Founders, Government, John Jay, Quotes

Those who own the country ought to govern it. Courtesy of BrainyQuote

John Jay on Property

by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 4, 2013 | Founders, Government, John Jay, Natural Law, President, Quotes

No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent. Courtesy of BrainyQuotes

Alexander Hamilton – Stand for Nothing

by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 4, 2013 | Alexander Hamilton, Founders, Quotes

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Courtesy of BrainyQuote

George Washington on Education 2

by Mike Van Schoiack | Oct 4, 2013 | Education, Founders, George Washington, President, Quotes

There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. Courtesy of BrainyQuote
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