The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of proper…

James Madison
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The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. ✨ The Federalist no. 10 (1788)
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The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. ✨ The Federalist no. 10 (1788)

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