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"在我们的政府中,真正的权力掌握在大多数社区成员手中,个人权利的侵害主要不是来自政府违背其选民意愿的行为,而是来自政府作为大多数选民工具所执行的行为。"

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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