Vigilant
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation."
--General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
WWII Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific, Supreme United Nations Commander
"It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens, and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle."
--James Madison (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source: "A Memorial and Remonstrance", 1785: Works 1:163
--General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
WWII Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific, Supreme United Nations Commander
"It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens, and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle."
--James Madison (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source: "A Memorial and Remonstrance", 1785: Works 1:163
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