Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
JAMES MADISONIn no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.
More James Madison Quotes
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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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As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
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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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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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Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.
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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?
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Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes.
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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
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The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
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The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
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No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
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What 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?
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The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.
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A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.
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