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Sometimes we forget

Posted on September 30, 2008 by jhbutcher

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion…. To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men; that of constituents is a … Continue reading →

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No, the other Alexis

Posted on September 26, 2008 by jhbutcher

“It may easily be foreseen that almost all the able and ambitious members of a democratic community will labor unceasingly to extend the powers of government, because they all hope at some time or other to wield those powers themselves.” … Continue reading →

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