In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give w…

James Madison
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In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance ✨ James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay (2016). The Federalist Papers: The Making of the US Constitution, p.84, Arcturus Publishing
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