It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.
JAMES MADISONWhat prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?
More James Madison Quotes
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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.
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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
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Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.
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No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
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The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.
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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason.
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The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.
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Philosophy is common sense with big words.
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Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages.
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The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
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Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations.
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The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.
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The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
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