They knew the proneness of prosperity to breed tyrants, and they meant, when such should reappear in this fair land and commence their vocation, that they should find left for them at least one hard nut to crack.
In his speech on the Dred Scott decision, Lincoln describes the Founders' foresight in embedding principles in the Declaration of Independence to resist future tyrants.
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