Framing Quote by 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…

— Anonymous

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men,” James Madison pointed out, “the great difficulty lies in this: you…

— Ben Carson

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

— Anonymous

Governments must conform to the nature of the men governed.

— Giambattista Vico

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If…

— Mark R. Levin

“It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government…

— James Madison

That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which…

— Henry David Thoreau

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be…

— James Madison

“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may…

— James MacGregor Burns

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of…

— Cory Doctorow

Governments show thus how successfully men can be imposed on, even impose on themselves, for their own advantage.

— Henry David Thoreau