Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well th…

James Madison
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Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the term particularly expresses. This being the end of government, that alone is a just government which impartially secures to every man whatever is his own. ✨ James Madison, Ralph Ketcham Selected Writings of James Madison, Hackett Publishing
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