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“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.”

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James Madison

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

Power

James Madison

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

Trust

James Madison

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

Power

James Madison

What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?

Learning