Tag: James Madison
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Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
James Madison
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In no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.
James Madison
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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.
James Madison
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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
James Madison
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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.
James Madison
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As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
James Madison
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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.
James Madison
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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
James Madison
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War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits.
James Madison
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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