The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonst…

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The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.43, University of Virginia Press
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The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.43, University of Virginia Press

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