“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.”
Words of wisdom from a right-wing extremist no doubt. Actually, this was said by one of our real founding fathers, James Madison.
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