Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the political firmament to permit it to remain anywhere, as it has heretofore done, almost everywhere.

Quote by James Madison

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A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble...

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble...

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

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...

Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment...

Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must...

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man...

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man...

In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance

In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance

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,...

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.

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...

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...

Government destitute of energy, will ever produce anarchy.

Government destitute of energy, will ever produce anarchy.

The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of...

The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of...

The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example...

The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example...

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the...

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the...

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

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

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...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with...

My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with...

All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on...

All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on...

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risks.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risks.