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Jim Jordan: “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when governments fear the people there is liberty.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when governments fear the people there is liberty.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan emphasizes the importance of government accountability and citizen rights.

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