James Madison 4th President of the USA
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” Virginia Convention on the ratification of the Constitution—June 6, 1788 (Elliot’s Debates, volume 3, p. 87)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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