08/12/1788
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"The U.S. military, while necessary for a strong union, could be used by a tyrannical president against 'we the people.'"
"The subjecting of men to punishment for things which, when they were done, were breaches of no law, and the practice of arbitrary imprisonments, have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidabl..."
"the judiciary is so functionally impotent that it must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments."
"must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments."