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> [The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed by the representatives of the people; and the danger will be evidently greater where the whole legislative trust is lodged in the hands of one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/the-people-can-never-willfully-betray-their-own-interests-but-they/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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