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> "armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few" This reads as profoundly anti-statist. Can som
by eeZah7Ux 9y ago
> "armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few"
This reads as profoundly anti-statist. Can somebody clarify the context please?
- jonnybgood 9y agoMadison was a Federalist and after the War of 1812 he advocated for a stronger national government and military. He was not anti-statist.
- SolarNet 9y agoHe recognized the difference between government used for domination and government used for liberty. A distinction that today is rarely understood, and hence why he appears as an "anti-statist" when he was advocating for more government power.