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James Madison Quotes

«The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.»
«The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.»
«The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived»
«The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state»
«Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms»
«The number of individuals employed under the Constitution of the United States will be much smaller than the number employed under the particular states. There will consequently be less of personal influence on the side of the former than of the latter.»
«Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government»
Author: James Madison (President) | About: Religion | Keywords: aid, flourishes, purity
«All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.»
Author: James Madison (President) | Keywords: distrusted
«Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.»
«Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect»

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