"The first man to fence in a piece of land, saying "this is mine" and who found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society."

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The American Founding Fathers gave us courts, independent jurists. They left room for civil society, which meant that citizens could directly associate in order to bring pressure on their governments. And they gave us a free press. They understood that you might have in the presidency someone who wanted to arrogate power into themselves. And they believed that was dangerous, having just experienced King George. And so they built a balanced system.

— Condoleezza Rice