It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society…

James Madison
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It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers; but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1842). The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, p.241
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