"This is not what Madison and Jefferson had in mind. Their vision was of a strictly limited government, which would perform one basic function, guard individual

"This is not what Madison and Jefferson had in mind. Their vision was of a strictly limited government, which would perform one basic function, guard individual rights. Its role was to protect the individual’s rights to life, liberty, and property from infringement by thugs and frauds, while otherwise leaving people free to produce and trade in a free market." I don't recall having read anything by Madison or Jefferson that mentioned "free market trade". It certainly isn't spelled out in my constitution. Was such a concept even recognized as we understand it today at that point in history?