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James Madison Quotes

Procrastination in the beginning and precipitation towards the conclusion is the characteristic of such bodies Picture Quote #1

To consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle Picture Quote #1

The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place Picture Quote #1

Equal laws protecting equal rights... The best guarantee of loyalty and love of country Picture Quote #1

A standing army is one of the greatest mischiefs that can possibly happen Picture Quote #1

But the mere circumstance of complexion cannot deprive them of the character of men Picture Quote #1

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The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government Picture Quote #1

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea Picture Quote #1

A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both Picture Quote #1

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person Picture Quote #1

A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States Picture Quote #1

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together Picture Quote #1

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government Picture Quote #1

Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of it's wiser neighbors Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of property Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

In republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority Picture Quote #1

It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives Picture Quote #1

Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages Picture Quote #1

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Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other Picture Quote #1

Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad Picture Quote #1

The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by it's works of genius, of erudition, and of science Picture Quote #1

The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy Picture Quote #1

The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms Picture Quote #1

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse Picture Quote #1

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Procrastination in the beginning and precipitation towards the conclusion is the characteristic of such bodies (James Madison Quotes) To consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle (James Madison Quotes) The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place (James Madison Quotes) Equal laws protecting equal rights... The best guarantee of loyalty and love of country (James Madison Quotes) A standing army is one of the greatest mischiefs that can possibly happen (James Madison Quotes) But the mere circumstance of complexion cannot deprive them of the character of men (James Madison Quotes) The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government (James Madison Quotes) To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea (James Madison Quotes) A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both (James Madison Quotes) A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person (James Madison Quotes) A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States (James Madison Quotes) A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country (James Madison Quotes) 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 (James Madison Quotes) And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together (James Madison Quotes) Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government (James Madison Quotes) Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of it's wiser neighbors (James Madison Quotes) 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 (James Madison Quotes) I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of property (James Madison Quotes) 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 (James Madison Quotes) In republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority (James Madison Quotes) It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad (James Madison Quotes) 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 Madison Quotes) Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives (James Madison Quotes) Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages (James Madison Quotes) Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other (James Madison Quotes) Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad (James Madison Quotes) The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by it's works of genius, of erudition, and of science (James Madison Quotes) The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy (James Madison Quotes) The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms (James Madison Quotes) The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse (James Madison Quotes)

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