It is a melancholy reflection that liberty should be equally exposed t…

James Madison
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It is a melancholy reflection that liberty should be equally exposed to danger whether the government have too much power or too little power and that the line which divides these extremes should be so inaccurately defined by experience. ✨ James Madison, Ralph Ketcham Selected Writings of James Madison, Hackett Publishing
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