The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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James Madison is saying that in order to maintain freedom, the people must have access to freedom. They need freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, etc. If people are not able to exercise their rights then the government cannot be free because it does not have the power to protect its people.

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