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George Orwell on the Press

August Glen-James

Dec 11, 2022

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Executive Salaries: Thoughts by Benjamin Franklin, Constitutional Convention, June 2, 1787

Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money.

Dec 22, 2025 7 min read

The Necessity of Virtue among the People as a Safeguard of Good Government. Thoughts by James Madison, Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 20, 1788.

Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

Suffrage and Majority Rule: Thoughts by James Madison, 1829.

The essence of government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

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