Branches Quote by James Madison

In the Laws it is maintained that the best constitution is made up of democracy and tyranny, which are either not constitutions at all,…

— Aristotle

To what expedient then shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down…

— James Madison

What is the structure of government that will best guard against the precipitate counsels and factious combinations for unjust purposes, without a sacrifice of…

— James Madison

A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.

— Al Gore

Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives…

— George Washington

“As I wrote in Still Broken, many factors contributed to the failure of past reform efforts.11 They include that paranoid “political culture” rooted in…

— Stephen Davidson

“within rigidly circumscribed guidelines. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people. The Founding Fathers…

— Mark Meckler

I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than…

— Vaclav Havel

Because the bill vests in the said incorporated church an authority to provide for the support of the poor and the education of poor…

— James Madison

The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies… A…

— James Madison

The Convention thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men.

— James Madison

Logan, why aren't you wearing protection?" The radio crackled, and then came Logan's voice. "I have 'protection' in my bag," he said. "But as…

— Jill Shalvis