“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. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”

James Madison

~ James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Federalist No. 51, February 8, 1788

Mike, Norwalk 10/15/15

Any government that controls the governed is antithetical to a We The People's representative republic.

Jim k, Austin 10/15/15

L. Neal Smith said, correctly, that government is a disease masquerading as it's own cure.

Bryan, Hopkins, MN 8/11/19