Famous quotes containing the words grand, central and/or lodged:
“Loneliness is more likely to lead to fussy housekeeping than to grand views of the Universe.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“The essence of government is power, and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)
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