“Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.” James Madison, fourth President of the… — Max Allan Collins Copy Share Image
Unaccountable private power concentrations that dominate economic and social life have the means to seek to "regiment the public mind," and become… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The poor Constitution itself is hardly paid any attention to. It's necessary to ignore it because most of what government does these… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
“James Madison framed the constitutional order so that power would be in the hands of the Senate, which represents “the wealth of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“James Madison is said to have warned that “the day will come when our Republic will be an impossibility. It will be… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
“Nixon was becoming a discombobulated president, politically on the run. His interior secretary, Walter Hickel, posted a letter to the president that… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
People don't simply wake up one day and commit genocide. They start by setting themselves apart from others, diminishing the stature of… — Michael Newdow Copy Share Image
“Elected fifth president of the United States, Monroe transformed a fragile little nation - "a savage wilderness," as Edmund Burke put it… — Harlow Giles Unger Copy Share Image
“James Madison, the author of the First Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any law respecting an establishment of religion, was also an… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
In explaining the Constitution, James Madison, the acknowledged father of the Constitution, wrote in Federalist Paper 45: 'The powers delegated by the… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that we've become a nation of thieves, a value rejected by our founders. James Madison, the father of… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
“ The primary leaders of the so-called founding fathers of our nation were not Bible-believing Christians; they were deists . Deism was… — Farrell Till Copy Share Image
“I have observed that gentlemen suppose that the general legislature will do every thing mischievous they possibly can, and that they will… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“...the founders of our nation were nearly all Infidels, and that of the presidents who had thus far been elected { George… — Bird Wilson Copy Share Image
“Another view of the Constitution was put forward early in the twentieth century by the historian Charles Beard (arousing anger and indignation,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Two centuries ago, the United States settled into a permanent political order, after fourteen years of violence and heated debate. Two centuries… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
“In his book Politics, which is the foundation of the study of political systems, and very interesting, Aristotle talked mainly about Athens.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“the James Madison Center for Free Speech, of which Betsy DeVos became a founding board member in 1997. The nonprofit organization’s sole… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
