If men were angels…
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. – James Madison (Jr.) (1751 – 1836) (Image by Dennis Larsen from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by… More »
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