“Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty, ought to have it ever before his eyes, that he may cherish in his heart a due attachment to the Union of America, and be able to set a due value on the means of preserving it.”
-James Madison
“A people armed and free forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation against foreign invasion and domestic oppression.”
-James Madison
“An efficient militia is authorized and contemplated by the Constitution and required by the spirit and safety of free government.”
-James Madison
George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents who signed the Constitution.
“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
“Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.”
-James Madison
“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.”
-James Madison
“The ultimate authority… resides in the people alone.”
-James Madison
“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.”
-James Madison
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many; and whether hereditary, self-appointed or elected – may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
-James Madison
