The government strong enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take it all away.

Barry Goldwater

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Limited government Role of government Government Political theory Politics

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Barry Goldwater

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

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Goldwater, Barry. Campaign speech. 21 Oct. 1964.

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An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.

Hugo Black

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

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First Amendment Freedom of speech and expression American politics

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Hugo Black
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
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English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Black, Hugo. United States, Supreme Court. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. United States Reports, vol. 376, 9 Mar. 1964, pp. 254-305. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/376/254/.

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The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.

James Madison

Federalist 47

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Tyranny Political theory Politics

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James Madison
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Federalist 47 The Federalist Papers
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Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 47: The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts." New York Packet, 1 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 47: Complete separation of powers not required.--Madison." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe. Though he does not represent the present state, he represents the future state. If he does not represent what we are, he represents what we ought to be.

Frederick Douglass

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Political progress
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Frederick Douglass
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Speech
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Political speech
Language
English
Time
1852 1850s 19th century
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Douglass, Frederick. "The Fugitive Slave Law." National Free Soil Convention. 11 Aug. 1852, Pittsburg, PA, USA.

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Douglass, Frederick. "The Fugitive Slave Law." The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches. Hackett Publishing Company, 2016.