"[T]he accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
by:
James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
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 -- Akbar, Sharif      
The occupying statist theocracy infesting this land, having replaced the government Madison left to his fledgling nation's progeny, proves the quote's accuracy absolute ! ! ! I might here add to the accumulation of all powers, the accumulation of all rights.
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    The platform on which our present form of corrupt government stands is the trust of We The People. It's time to yank the platform from under them. Restore the Republic.
     -- J Carlton, Calgary     
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    Indeed. Just watching the election process these last couple years has proven that our 'choices' are picked for us, thus guaranteeing the Establishment's tyranny.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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