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A quotation from John Adams

Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

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@politicsusa46 "burn down the house and run as a third party candidate " only if we are lucky. never underestimate the dems ability to shoot themselves in the foot; see 2016. remember right now the #corps are paying both sides and win in all cases until we can re-establish our democracy; 3 independent branches of government with #balanceOfPower and #checksAndBalances with #honorable people serving the needs of the people .