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> [Madison understood that if you want to protect rights from government abuse, you would be wise not to give government the power in the first place that can be used to abuse rights. That is a lesson we have forgotten.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-pilon/madison-understood-that-if-you-want-to-protect-rights-from-government/)

Roger Pilon

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## More by Roger Pilon

> [ \[T\]he vast regulatory structure the federal government has erected in the name of the commerce power cannot be ended overnight, in many cases, but… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-pilon/t-he-vast-regulatory-structure-the-federal-government-has-erected-in/)

Roger Pilon

> [Madison understood that if you want to protect rights from government abuse, you would be wise not to give government the power in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-pilon/madison-understood-that-if-you-want-to-protect-rights-from-government/)

Roger Pilon

> [Property is the foundation of every right we have, including the right to be free. Every legal claim, after all, is a claim to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-pilon/property-is-the-foundation-of-every-right-we-have-including-the-right/)

Roger Pilon

> [Government today, far from protecting property, is its main threat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-pilon/government-today-far-from-protecting-property-is-its-main-threat/)

Roger Pilon

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