Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred

Quote by James Madison

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Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to...

Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to...

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...

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other...

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

Philosophy is common sense with big words.

Philosophy is common sense with big words.

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in...

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in...

As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to...

As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to...

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...

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and...

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

Experience has proved that the real danger to America and to liberty lies in the...

Experience has proved that the real danger to America and to liberty lies in the...

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.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government

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...

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...

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...

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...

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...