The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.

Quote by James Madison

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Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot...

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot...

A standing army is one of the greatest mischief that can possibly happen

A standing army is one of the greatest mischief that can possibly happen

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 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...

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

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

Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

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...

A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.

A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.

In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.

In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.

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...

Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free...

Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free...

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is...

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is...

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of...

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of...

And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one...

And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one...

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...

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...

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.

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

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.