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Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: [View all]
Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the
— Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) 2025-10-05T01:11:32.774Z
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.â€
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