Okay, so we’ll close out this Fourth of July weekend with some quotes from the Founding Fathers.

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
~George Washington

“Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.”
~John Adams

“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.”
~Thomas Jefferson

“Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.”
~James Madison

“To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”
~Benjamin Franklin

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