The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instr…

James Madison
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The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people. ✨ James Madison (1787). The Writings of James Madison: 1787. The journal of the Constitutional convention, p.317
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