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On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
In Federalist 10, Madison stated that liberty is to faction as air is to fire, an element without which it will instantly expire.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins references Federalist 10 to discuss the balance of liberty and government.

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