In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.


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I just like being on stage and making people happy.
MADISON PETTIS
I love going to football games and going to homecoming dances and just doing normal things.
MADISON PETTIS
I became friends with the leader of the underground vampire world. He had a fangsmith, so I had a pa...
MADISON MCKINLEY
I have always been into the darker side of things and love the mystery and sexiness of vampires.
MADISON MCKINLEY
We played 'Girl in a Country Song' in front of Scott Borchetta, and he loved it.
MADISON MARLOW
When my phone pops up with Dierks Bentley, I'm like, 'Oh my gosh!! Okay, wait. He's supp...
MADISON MARLOW
With this business, you have to learn to go with the flow. Not being able to grow in comfort is a be...
MADISON MARLOW
At first, I did have that thought, like, 'Oh crap, what are we going to do after?' Then I re...
MADISON MARLOW
Country fans are the most loyal in the world, but they know every song that you put out - not just t...
MADISON MARLOW
A fan almost pulled me off stage once, and that was a little scary because I totally almost ate it!
MADISON MARLOW
Being a woman in country is really empowering. It's a genre where you can truly say whatever you...
MADISON MARLOW
For some reason, the word 'feminist' freaks people out, but when you look it up, all it mean...
MADISON MARLOW
It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
MADISON MARLOW
I adore Quentin Tarantino. The 'Kill Bill' series is my favorite.
MADISON DAVENPORT
If I could meet Quentin Tarantino, I don't know if I'd just ask him one question. I'd pr...
MADISON DAVENPORT
I've played quite a large spectrum of teenaged girls, from psychotic to very sweet to a polygami...
MADISON DAVENPORT
'Kit Kittredge' was an amazing experience because I got to go to Canada, and it was my first...
MADISON DAVENPORT
When I found out about the audition, I knew that I was going in for 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' b...
MADISON DAVENPORT
I don't like to be negative about math because it really teaches you a lot of great things. You ...
MADISON DAVENPORT
I guess I really always wanted to act. When I was seven, I actually had the opportunity to come out ...
MADISON DAVENPORT
I actually used to make these little plays. I would stand there, and I would act out where I was dyi...
MADISON DAVENPORT
The Internet is the Petri dish of humanity. We can't control what grows in it, but we don't have to ...
TIFFANY MADISON
If I could have a Barbie body, which has no cellulite, I totally would. I would like to have a flatt...
HOLLY MADISON
I would love to have the honor to get to work with Meryl Streep. I love her and I love her work.
BAILEE MADISON
I'd like to follow in the footsteps along like Jodie Foster and Natalie Portman, who got their e...
BAILEE MADISON
I'm very, very blessed.
BAILEE MADISON
My mom got me into some commercials, and I basically, I guess, just got out of my shell I was in at ...
BAILEE MADISON
Work is so much fun that it doesn't really seem like downtime when I'm not. But cooking, spe...
BAILEE MADISON
Katie Holmes is really amazing.
BAILEE MADISON