First Enable Quotes
- In Madison's famous formulation in the Federalist, constitutional restrictions on government assume that we "first enable the government to control the governed." If the public… — Stephen Holmes
- In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in… — James Madison
- If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.… — James Madison
- In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government… — Alexander Hamilton