Security against foreign danger is one of the primitive objects of civ…

James Madison
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Security against foreign danger is one of the primitive objects of civil society. It is an avowed and essential object of the American Union. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2016). The Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States: The Principles of the American Government, p.220, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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