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"政府では真の権力はコミュニティの大多数にあり私人の権利の侵害は主に政府の意思に反する行為ではなく政府が主要な数の構成員の単なる手段である行為から懸念されるべきである"

James Madison

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The quote means that in our governments, most power comes from what the majority of people want. The main risk to personal freedoms does not come from the government acting against what people want, but from the government doing exactly what most people want.

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