The means of defence agst. foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.

James Madison

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If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American -- our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.

Jon Stewart

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...I say, that Power must never be trusted without a check.

John Adams

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Secrecy begets tyranny.

Robert A. Heinlein

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The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to deny him the judgement of his peers is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist.

Winston S. Churchill

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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

James Madison

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