Alarms Quote by James Madison

I am unable to conceive that the state legislatures which must feel so many motives to watch, and which possess so many means of…

— James Madison

The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendancy over the National Government, and will for ever preclude…

— Alexander Hamilton

In a federal structure such as ours, state governments are imperative for the smooth functioning of our overall polity. They can't just be wished…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

It has been observed, [that for the federal government] to coerce the States is one of the maddest projects that was ever devised.

— Alexander Hamilton

... the State Legislatures will jealously and closely watch the operations of this Government, and be able to resist with more effect every assumption…

— James Madison

Encroachment upon the powers and rights of States also goes against the grain of the Constitution and federal principles.

— Pinarayi Vijayan

“Finally, when the State close to ruin subsists only on an illusory and vain form, when the social bond is broken in all hearts,…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing.

— Bob Barr

... true civil disobedience ... compels the state to resort to power.

— Archibald Cox

The federal government must retreat from its hyperactive involvement in areas traditionally under states' authority and refuse future temptations to regulate and legislate on…

— Scott Pruitt

I confess I am at a loss to discover what temptation the persons entrusted with the administration of the general government could ever feel…

— Alexander Hamilton

The ultimate authority resides in the people, and that if the federal government got too powerful and overstepped its authority, then the people would…

— James Madison