Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old James Madison quotes, James Madison sayings, and James Madison proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.James Madison
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A government leaving it to a man to do his duty, or not, as he pleases, would be a new species of government, or rather new government at all.James Madison
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In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance.James Madison
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A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained.James Madison
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Philosophy is common sense with big words. James Madison
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The choice must always be made, if not one of the lesser evil, at least of the greater, not the perfect good.James Madison
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America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.James Madison
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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. James Madison
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One of the worst forms of government is a pure democracy, that is, one in which the citizens enact and administer the laws directly. Such a government is helpless against the mischiefs of faction.James Madison