All James Madison Quotes
- The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place. All
- If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare... they may appoint teachers in every state... The powers of Congress would subvert the very… America
- On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence,… Act
- Americans have the right and advantage of being armed Advantage
- The primary function of government is to protect the minority of the opulent from the majority of the poor. From
- A watchful eye must be kept on ourselves lest while we are building ideal monuments of Renown and Bliss here we neglect to have our… Annals
- I hope this will find you...enjoying the commencement of a new year with every prospect that can make it a happy one. Commencement
- I have ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect. Belonging
- The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded. America
- There never was an assembly of men, charged with a great and arduous trust, who were more pure in their motives, or more exclusively or… America
- In suits at common law, trial by jury in civil cases is as essential to secure the liberty of the people as any one of… Any
- Because finally, 'the equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his religion according to the dictates of conscience' is held by the… According
- [Y]ou will understand the game behind the curtain too well not to perceive the old trick of turning every contingency into a resource for accumulating… Accumulating
- It is too early for politicians to presume on our forgetting that the public good, the real welfare of the great body of the people,… Any
- 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.… Bases
- Freedom arises from a multiplicity of sects, which pervades America, and is the best and only security for religious liberty in America. America
- The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as… Abridged
- ... large and permanent military establishments ... are forbidden by the principles of free government, and against the necessity of which the militia were meant… Bulwark
- Landholders ought to have a share in the government to support these invaluable interests and check the other many. They ought to be so constituted… Check
- That is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has in his personal safety and personal… Arbitrary
- The free system of government we have established is so congenial with reason, with common sense, and with a universal feeling, that it must produce… Approbation
- The danger of disturbing the public tranquillity by interesting too strongly the public passions, is a still more serious objection against a frequent reference of… Constitutional
- In order to judge of the form to be given to this institution the Senate, it will be proper to take a view of the… Ends
- I think it absolutely necessary that the President should have the power of removing his subordinates from office; it will make him, in a peculiar… Absolutely
- Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper or safe judges, whether a war ought to be commenced,… Commenced