| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 37329 |
| QUOTATION: | In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men ... you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | James Madison (1751–1836), U.S. president. The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, p. 322, ed. Clinton Rossiter, New York (1961). The Federalist, No. 51 (February 6, 1788). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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