Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free peop…

James Madison
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Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.41, University of Virginia Press
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