“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. ”
— James Madison
Simplified Meaning:
When one person or group controls making laws, enforcing laws, and judging laws, this is called tyranny.
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