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All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.

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The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

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In framing a government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty is this: You must first enable the government to control th...more

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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

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It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but ...more