If There is The Last Line of Defence Against Tyranny, What is The First Line of Defence?

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The last line of defense against tyranny is the People.

The first line is the counterbalancing institutions in the government itself. 
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A Constitution.

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Education.

If people were better educated they would know why it’s both stupid and dangerous to elect a president who calls the media “the enemy of the people”, who values personal loyalty over competence, and who actually believes the justice department is there to protect him.

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Checks and Balances