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.

Quote by James Madison

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I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted...

I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted...

A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.

A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.

Philosophy is common sense with big words.

Philosophy is common sense with big words.

What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he...

What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he...

The principles and modes of governments are too important to be disregarded by an inquisitive...

The principles and modes of governments are too important to be disregarded by an inquisitive...

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

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

Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly...

Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the...

Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the...

The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted,...

The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted,...

Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every...

Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every...

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors...

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors...

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.

Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.

During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has...

During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has...

Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions...

Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions...

Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty

Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can...

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can...

Order is a lovely thing; on disarray it lays its wing, teaching simplicity to sing.

Order is a lovely thing; on disarray it lays its wing, teaching simplicity to sing.