Quote from John Lansing, Jr. 

"All free constitutions are formed with two views --
to deter the governed from crime, and the governors from tyranny."

Quote by:
John Lansing, Jr.
(1754-1829) American lawyer, politician
Source:
Debate, Constitutional Convention, 1787
 
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