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Using every trick to expand government

[Y]ou will understand the game behind the curtain too well not to perceive the old trick of turning every contingency into a resource for accumulating force in the government.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 23, 2013November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags James Madison

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