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The Patriot Post ^ | Jan 29, 1788 | James Madison

[the invisib1e hand]

But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or of a few States only. They would be signals of general alarm... But what degree of madness could ever drive the federal government to such an extremity.

-- James Madison (Federalist No. 46, 29 January 1788)

[the invisib1e hand]

...buzz me if you'd like on or off the list...

[the invisib1e hand]

ping.

[the invisib1e hand]

But what degree of madness could ever drive the federal government to such an extremity.

Indeed.

[lag along]

The ability to lawfully steal from our pocket books coupled with the elected ones at all levels, from school boards and up, desperate need to stay in power.

[Savage Beast]

What degree of madness? Madison was so naive.

But who could envision 150,000,000 psychotics in overdrive struggling to increase the size, reach, power, and appetite of that Frankenstein's monster?

[Savage Beast]

And only a few decades ago, who imagined large numbers of Americans, allied with America’s enemies abroad, fighting to destroy the United States from within? Note tagline.

[EternalVigilance]

"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide."

- The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume I, "Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum,of Springfield, Illinois (January 27, 1838), p. 109.

[Loud Mime]

Great Thread....and timely..

Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

[Vision]

Comment #3 Removed by Moderator

Ok, I've GOT to know what type of comment would get removed on a Founders Daily Quote thread. Please ease my curiosity.

[EternalVigilance]

I for one don’t know. LOL...

[Loud Mime]

I don’t remember anything that impressed me either way as being “removable.” I thought the thread was running well!

[Savage Beast]

I’d like to know too, Vision. I didn’t post #3. ~S