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John C. Calhoun

John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was a leading American politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century.

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
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