To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. -James Madison Alone
And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together. -James Madison Government
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. -James Madison Government
To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. -James Madison Happiness
The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science. -James Madison Science
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. -James Madison Men
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. -James Madison Power
A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States. -James Madison Happiness
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. -James Madison Power
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. -James Madison Great
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? -James Madison Government
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. -James Madison Government
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. -James Madison Trust
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. -James Madison Home
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country. -James Madison Best
The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. -James Madison Government
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. -James Madison Knowledge
