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  • “A single step, beyond the bounds of the constitution, may lead to an abyss of despotism. ”
    John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 1 · View
  • “The alternate domination of one faction over another ... leads at length to a more permanent despotism. ”
    George Washington , Farewell Address · View
  • “The chains of despotism are forged in the fires of fear. ”
    Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution · View