I Believe There Are More Instances Of The Abridgement Of The Rights Of The People By The Gradual & Silent Encroachments Of Those In Power Than By Violent And Sudden Usurpations.

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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the rights of the
people by the gradual & silent encroachments of those in power than by violent
and sudden usurpations."
-- James Madison, Virginia Conv. 1788

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