"[In the case of] dangerous exercise of other……" — James Madison
"[In the case of] dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil."
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461 Quotes by James Madison
James Madison has 461 quotes on this site.
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The Alien bill proposed in the Senate is a monster that must forever disgrace its parents.
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It was by the sober sense of our citizens that we were safely and steadily conducted from monarchy to republicanism,…
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The characters and events depicted in the damn bible are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is…
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Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish…
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If there be a principle that ought not to be questioned within the United States, it is that every man…
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It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be…
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Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
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Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.
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A standing army is one of the greatest mischief that can possibly happen.
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War is in fact the true nurse of executive aggrandizement
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The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in…
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The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested…
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More Arresting Quotes
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one of 35 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Some experiences are mis-educative. Any experience is mis-educative that has the effect of arresting or distorting the growth of further…
— John Dewey
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Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about this consistently. [Arresting people for]…
— Peter McWilliams
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Though the parallel is not complete, it is safe to say that science will never touch them unaided by its…
— Arthur Balfour
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Contemporary scholars have little explored the preconditions of genocide. Still less have they asked whether a society's weapons policy might…
— Daniel D. Polsby
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An arresting testimony to the haunting power of friendships, THE AFTER GIRLS is a story that understands what it is…
— Unknown Author
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How would you judge an artist who mutilated animals in a gallery because it was visually arresting? How riveting would…
— Jonathan Safran Foer
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Born on a mountain, raised in a cave. Arresting fugitives is all I crave.
— Duane Chapman
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I was constantly amazed by how many people talked me into arresting them.
— Edward Conlon
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I absolutely am a big Call of Duty fan. Every time a new Call of Duty comes out – I…
— Guillermo del Toro
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Let's get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let's take…
— Willie Nelson
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It is a stark and arresting fact that, since the middle of the 20th century, humankind has consumed more natural…
— Margaret Beckett
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I want every man on the force to try his best, his level best, to try to avoid arresting anyone.…
— Chill Wills
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