“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison, speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788
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First Principles: Freedom Is More Usually Taken Through Gradual and Silent Encroachments
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