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A government resting on the minority is an aristocracy, not a republic, and could not be safe with a numerical and physical force against it, without a standing army, an enslaved press and a disarmed populace.

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. 46.
Categories:	Government, Aristocracy, Republic, Military, Press, Disarmament, Slavery
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