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Rules Quotes by James Madison
- Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of…
- To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and…
- The proposed constitution, therefore, even when tested by the rules laid down by its antagonists, is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution;…
- How could a readiness for war in time of peace be safely prohibited, unless we could prohibit, in like manner, the preparations and establishments of…
- The apportionment of taxes on the various descriptions of property is an act which seems to require the most exact impartiality; yet there is, perhaps,…
- Place three individuals in a situation wherein the interest of each depends on the voice of the others, and give to two of them an…
- That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain…
More Rules Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year. — Joseph Barbera
- There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what… — Francis Bacon
- Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader
- There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. — Ansel Adams
- If I upset some notions and went against established rules, that wasn't part of what I wanted to do. It wasn't my… — Brigitte Bardot
- Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states. — Jose Manuel Barroso
- Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game -… — Jacques Barzun