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"The sober people of America are weary of the fluctuating policy which has directed the public councils. They have seen with regret and indignation that sudden changes and legislative interferences, in cases affecting personal rights, become jobs in the hands of enterprising and influential speculators, and snares to the more-industrious and less informed part of the community. They have seen, too, that one legislative interference is but the first link of a long chain of repetitions, every subsequent interference being naturally produced by the effects of the preceding."
 By: | James Madison (more quotes by James Madison or books by/about James Madison) |
| (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President |
Source: | THE FEDERALIST No. 44 |
Categories: | America, Deception, Despotism, Government, Ignorance, Indifference, Politics, Trust, Usurpation, Precedent |
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