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Would Be Quotes by James Madison
- With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them…
- There is not a shadow of right in the general government to intermingle with religion. Its least interference with it would be a most flagrant…
- 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…
- But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or of…
- There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements; that…
- Reason, on the contrary, assures us, that as in so great a number, a fit representative would be most likely to be found, so the…
- It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a…
- We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice [as some states charging high taxes on goods from other states] would be introduced…
- Liberty is to faction, what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be a less folly to…
- It may not be improper, however, to remark two consequences, evidently flowing from an extension of the federal power to every subject falling within the…
- The first question that offers itself is, whether the general form and aspect of the government be strictly republican? It is evident that no other…
- It is not certain that with this aid alone [possession of arms], they would not be able to shake off their yokes. But were the…
- The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion....
- [The proposed establishment] will have a . . . tendency to banish our Citizens. . . . To superadd a fresh motive to emigration by…
- In no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to…
- I have sometimes thought there could be no stronger testimony in favor of Religion or against temporal Enjoyments even the most rational and manly than…
- If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
- What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were…
- 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.…
More Would Be Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us.… — Julian Assange
- If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough by then. — David Attenborough
- I've been to Nepal, but I'd like to go to Tibet. It must be a wonderful place to go. I don't think… — David Attenborough
- I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed… — David Attenborough
- There would be no Sherlock Holmes if it were not for serial publication. — Margaret Atwood
- We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on oil, not just for… — Margaret Atwood
- There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me… — Chinua Achebe
- If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice. — Norman Ralph Augustine
- What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around… — Saint Augustine
- Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as… — Marcus Aurelius