It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be char…

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It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, 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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