Liberty is to faction what air is to fire... - James Madison

As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived, it seems strictly consonant to the republican theory, to recur to the same original authority, not only whenever it may be necessary to enlarge, diminish, or new-model the powers of the government, but also whenever any one of the departments may commit encroachments on the chartered authorities of the others.

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.