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James Madison: Liberty Requires Virtue

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Mark Dixon

“To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.”

James Madison, Fourth President of the United States and “Father of the Constitution”

PS: “chimerical” = wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic

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Thucydides: Courage, Freedom, Happiness

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Mark Dixon

Thucydides “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.”

“Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.”

Thucydides, Greek Historian. Source: Thucydides quotes.

 

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