Hmmm...

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

• James Madison, fourth US president (1751-1836)

That is excellent - and very frightening.

Thought provoking, to say the least….. very interesting, very interesting….

There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents… The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy.

-Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect and author (1743-1826)