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Spurious quote by James Madison needs correction
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Apr 02, 2014 05:33PM
Someone, please correct this mangled quotation by James Madison: “If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” The actual quotation (from a letter to Thomas Jefferson written on 13 May 1798) is: “Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged against provisions against danger, real or pretended from abroad.”
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Eric M. wrote: "Eric M. Bram | 4 comments Someone, please correct this mangled quotation by James Madison: “If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” The actual quotation (from a letter to Thomas Jefferson written on 13 May 1798) is: “Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged against provisions against danger, real or pretended from abroad.” "See here and the replies:
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