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- In Madison's famous formulation in the Federalist, constitutional restrictions on government assume that we "first enable the government to control the governed."… — Stephen Holmes
- In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the… — James Madison
- If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government… — James Madison
- In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first… — Alexander Hamilton