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Quote from James Madison,


"If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions."


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:

letter to Edmund Pendleton, January 21, 1792

Categories:

Founder, Congress, Money, Power, Welfare

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