“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
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“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.”
— James Madison
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“All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.”
— James Madison
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“The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.”
— James Madison
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“To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.”
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“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
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“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
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“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.”
— James Madison
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science.”
— James Madison
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