Equal Quotes by James Madison

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Equal laws protecting equal rights…the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.

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And may I not be allowed to ... read in the character of the American people, in their devotion to true liberty…

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No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause; because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not…

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The civil rights of none, shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established,…

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It degrades from the equal rank of Citizens all those whose opinions in Religion do not bend to those of the Legislative…

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Because finally, 'the equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his religion according to the dictates of conscience' is…

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Whilst we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess and observe the Religion which we believe to be of divine…

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In the latter sense, a man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them. He has a property…

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The danger of silent accumulations & encroachments by Ecclesiastical Bodies have not sufficiently engaged attention in the U.S. [...] Besides the danger…

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It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to…

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No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause . . . . With equal, nay with greater reason,…

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Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against…

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Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to…

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The definition of the right of suffrage is very justly regarded as a fundamental article of republican government.

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The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

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The effect of a representative democracy is to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body…

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Although all men are born free, slavery has been the general lot of the human race. Ignorant--they have been cheated; asleep--they have been surprised;…

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“It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government…

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The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion…

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