Quotefest (courtesy of smaugchow, who did some of the legwork)

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"...that whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends [life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, the "certain inalienable rights"], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it..."
- The Declaration of Independence

"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive."
- Thomas Jefferson

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
- James Madison

"The [chief] Executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war."
- James Madison

"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
- James Madison

"It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it."
- George Washington

"Those who would trade privacy for security deserve neither."
- Benjamin Franklin