not unreasonably, given the events that had led to the English civil wars of the mid-1600s
not unreasonably, given the events that had led to the English civil wars of the mid-1600s
Okay, here it is. And I'm quoting from the recent Federal Circuit opinion, p. 12 of the PDF (I have to run down the original, but I don't need to do that yet): 1/
"[W]hen Patrick Henry expressed concern that the President 'may easily become a king,' ... James Madison replied that this would not occur because '[t]he purse is in the hands of the representatives of the people.'" 2/
(The opinion cites 3 Debates in the Several State Conventions 58, 393.) 3/3