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“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 1787-1788 “Federalist No. 51” from Rossiter, Clinton, Ed. The Federalist Papers. New York: Penguin Books, 1961. p. 322. | |||||