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James Madison

“The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.”

James Madison, Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
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Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 by United States Constitutional Convention
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