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James Madison
James Madison
American President
Born: Mar 16, 1751
Died: Jun 28, 1836
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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. James Madison
Oppression Enemy Tyranny Will Fighting Guise Come Foreign Land
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. James Madison
Government Men Would Would-Be Angels Were Necessary
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
Knowledge Ignorance People Intelligence Will Power Own Must Gives Arm Govern Governors Forever Which Mean Themselves Who
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. James Madison
Constitution Trust People Nation Every Preserves Other Possess Advantage Almost Over Armed Arms Governments American Afraid Being Where Which
The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison
Soil Church Separation State Strife Church And State Purpose Ceaseless Blood Forever Shores Centuries Europe Keep
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
Immigration Prosperity Agriculture Settlement Indebted Rapidly Had Part Advanced Most Encouraged America Arts Which Them Population Her
It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. James Madison
People Will Made Men Own Laws Read Understood Cannot Avail Little Choice Incoherent
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. James Madison
Great Respect Rights Minority Danger Majority May Republics Sufficiently
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
Freedom People Power Believe Those Silent More Than Gradual Sudden Violent
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. James Madison
Knowledge Liberty Guardian Diffusion Only Advancement True
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 Humanity Oppression World Indebted Press Triumphs Over Abuse Been Error Which Gained Reason
Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done. James Madison
Will Power Generally Wrong Done Wherever Interest
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 People Other Other Countries Unlike Citizens Advantage Countries Armed Arms Governments American Afraid Being Whose Right
A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. James Madison
Government Both Perhaps Without Tragedy Information Acquiring Means Farce Popular
The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. James Madison
Government People Power Several Constitutional Only Charter Branches Legitimate Hold Which Them Derived Fountain
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. James Madison
Home Tyranny Become Defense Danger Instruments Foreign Historically Against Means
In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. James Madison
People Guardians Churches Liberties Instance Been
No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. James Madison
Freedom Nation Could Midst Warfare Preserve
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 Natural People Free Country Defense Composed Free Country Most Well Arms Trained Body Militia
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions. James Madison
Property Man Power Respected Possessions Prevails Excess Faculties Safe Sort Opinions His Person Where
Philosophy is common sense with big words. James Madison
Words Big Sense Philosophy Common Common Sense
The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. James Madison
Government Property Rights Protection Objects Instituted Which Persons
As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed. James Madison
Man Liberty Will Long Different Opinions He Exercise Opinions Fallible Different Formed Reason
Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. James Madison
Mind Every Enterprise Religious Shackles Noble Prospect Bondage
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 Will Power Liable Lodged Must Abuse Hands Essence Human Graduation Ever
A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people. James Madison
Alone People Free Free People Permanently
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