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If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

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James Madison
Age: 85 †
Born: 1751
Born: March 16
Died: 1836
Died: June 28
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[Christianity] existed and flourishes, not only without the support of human laws, but in spite of every opposition from them.
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