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Quote Author: James Madison
Context: Speech in the Virginia Constitutional Convention
Year: 1829
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
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