Quote from James Madison 

"In framing a government, which is to be administered by men over men,
the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government
to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control
itself."

Quote by:
James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source:
The Federalist; Feb.8, 1788
 
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