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“If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions' authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow - regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power.”

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Thomas Woods, born on August 1, 1972, is an American historian whose research focuses on American history, particularly the history of the American Revolution and the Constitution. Woods is known for his in-depth analysis of liberal and conservative ideas. more

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