The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of th…

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The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defense against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.49, University of Virginia Press
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The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defense against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.49, University of Virginia Press

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