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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. 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."
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James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
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Federalist No. 51, February 8, 1788
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-- Mike, Norwalk 
-- Bryan, Hopkins, MN