James Madison

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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?

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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

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America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.

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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.

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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.

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The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.

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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

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The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.

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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

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