Popular liberty might then have escaped the indelible reproach of decr…

James Madison
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Popular liberty might then have escaped the indelible reproach of decreeing to the same citizens, the hemlock on one day, and statues on the next. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2015). The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution, p.309, Coventry House Publishing
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