Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. … Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
By: Patrick Henry
Year: 1788
This quote is from – Speech on the Federal Constitution, Virginia Ratifying Convention