I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in a Republican Government a greater than in any other.

James Madison

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Topic

National debt

Author

James Madison

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

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Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Madison, James. Letter to Henry Lee. 13 April 1790.

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Some degree of abuse is inseparable from the proper use of every thing; and in no instance is this more true, than in that of the press. It has accordingly been decided by the practice of the States, that it is better to leave a few of its noxious branches to their luxuriant growth, than by pruning them away, to injure the vigor of those yielding the proper fruits.

James Madison

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Freedom of the press

Author

James Madison
Language
English
Time
1800 1800s 19th century
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Original Citation

Madison, James. Report of 1800. Philadelphia, Jan. 1800.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "Report on the Alien and Sedition Acts, January 7, 1800." James Madison: Writings, edited by Jack Rakove. Library of America, 1999.

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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic
Learning from mistakes Mistakes Excess Wisdom

Author

William Blake
Source
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Paradox
Language
English
Time
1793 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

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Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.