John C. Calhoun Quotes
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The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
John C. Calhoun
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Author Details:
Type:
Statesman Quotes
Category:
American Statesman Quotes
Date of Birth:
March 18, 1782
Date of Death:
March 31, 1850
Nationality:
American
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Related Authors:
Colin Powell
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
George Mason
Condoleezza Rice
Madeleine Albright
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Quote Keywords:
Absolute,
Checked,
Devised,
Efficiently,
Government,
Instead,
Interests,
Majority,
Most,
Oppressive,
Strongest,
Tyrannical
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Dictionary Links:
Absolute,
Checked,
Devised,
Efficiently,
Government,
Instead,
Majority,
Most,
Oppressive,
Tyrannical
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