“If men were angels, no government would be necessary - James Madison” — Steve Berry Copy Share Image
“As James Madison put it, the nation ought to be constituted “to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Since James Madison day (and long before), there have been constant struggles over "democratic governance". — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“As my father once quipped, the early history of this country is the story of James Madison talking to himself.” — Danielle S. Allen Copy Share Image
“A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. —Thomas Jefferson, “Letter to James Madison” (1787)” — Raine Miller Copy Share Image
“In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. James Madison, U.S. President” — George Washington Copy Share Image
Its minority rule and majority limited rights. In fact it's set up that way. If you read the framers of the constitution,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Napoleon bullied and deceived Jefferson and his successor James Madison because America was impotent. Without fleets and armies, their arguments about international… — Andrew Lambert Copy Share Image
“It struck me that there is a reason James Madison put freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the very… — Jonathan Karl Copy Share Image
The forefathers, including James Madison, felt very strongly that the duties that we owe to God were outside of government's prerogative, that… — Roy Moore Copy Share Image
“James Madison made clear in Federalist 51 that that this elaborate structure—today often derided as “ gridlock ”—was created to protect individual… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Neither James Madison, for whom this lecture is named, nor any of the other Framers of the Constitution, were oblivious, careless, or… — Diane Wood Copy Share Image
For [Louis] Brandeis, it's not a technical question of channeling what would James Madison say. It's how do we take these inherent… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
We Americans think, in every country in transition, there's a Thomas Jefferson hiding behind some rock or a James Madison beyond one… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I am a Libertarian. I want to be known as a Libertarian and a Constitutionalist in the tradition of the early James… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“But as a war time president James Madison did not display dynamic leadership. Andrew Jackson acknowledged Madison " a great civilian," but… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
“In framing a system which we wish to last for ages, we shd. not lose sight of the changes which ages will… — James Madison Copy Share Image
In The Federalist, James Madison called the rage for equality 'a wicked project.' People differ and rewards differ-that's the essence of both… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
“Alexander Hamilton’s proposal for a First Bank of the United States met resistance from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison because the power… — Brion T. McClanahan Copy Share Image
What James Madison and the other men of his generation had in mind when they wrote the First Amendment was that there… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
I want to say to you is that James Madison and Thomas Jefferson did not intend to drive a stake in the… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The Petition of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Chapman Johnson, Joseph C. Cabell, James Breckenridge, John Hartwell Cocke, and Robert Taylor the Rector… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Brigham Young himself had sent my great-great-grandfather, William Jordan Flake, and others down from Utah to colonize the area. Legend has it… — Jeff Flake 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
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 people that say diversity is the reason for the greatness are purposely assaulting the United States as founded. They want you… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Without Thomas Jefferson and his Declaration of Independence, there would have been no American revolution that announced universal principles of liberty. Without… — Christopher Hitchens 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
“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
It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by the Founding Fathers. James Madison said, We… — Ronald Reagan 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
“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
“On the first day of the meeting that would become known as the United States Constitutional Convention, Edmund Randolph of Virginia kicked… — William Hogeland 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
“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
“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 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
“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men,” James Madison pointed out, “the great difficulty lies in… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“As James Madison put it in Federalist No. 40, “The choice must always be made, if not one of the lesser evil,… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
As Bob Dole found out, you can't keep a positive image while being your party's mouthpiece in Congress. That's why no legislative… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image