Quote from James Madison 

"The essence of Government is power;
and power, lodged as it must be in human hands,
will ever be liable to abuse."

Quote by:
James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source:
Speech, Virginia State Convention, 2 December 1829
 
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