“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.” -James Madison
“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” -James Madison
“No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. “ -James Madison
“Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.” -James Madison
“The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.” -James Madison
“It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.” -James Madison
