Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common force of all.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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That which renders life burdensome to us, generally arises from the abuse of it.
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As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the state is not far from its fall.
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