A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.
JAMES MADISONWherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
More James Madison Quotes
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I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment.
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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.
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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
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The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
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All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former.
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We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.
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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 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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America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity.
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They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.
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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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The internal effects of a mutable policy poisons the blessings of liberty itself.
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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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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
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