[Y]ou will understand the game behind the curtain too well not to perc…

James Madison
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[Y]ou will understand the game behind the curtain too well not to perceive the old trick of turning every contingency into a resource for accumulating force in the government. ✨ James Madison (1867). 1794-1815, p.7
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[Y]ou will understand the game behind the curtain too well not to perceive the old trick of turning every contingency into a resource for accumulating force in the government. ✨ James Madison (1867). 1794-1815, p.7

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