[I]t is the reason alone, of the public, that ought to control and reg…

James Madison
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[I]t is the reason alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2003). The Federalist Papers, p.29, Penguin
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