Thomas Jefferson, one of the very few who were actually good at being president, knew the dangers of war and of centralized banking. He reduced the size of the army and the navy, and said "we must stay out of Europe, they are nations of eternal war."
He was also suspicious of the power of judges and the power of central banking. If he could see the Fed today, he'd have a stroke. He said:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs."
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