47 James Madison Quotes for You to Enjoy

James Madison

American President

Born: Mar 16, 1751

Died: Jun 28, 1836

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Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. James Madison

Education Youth Parents Possess Carried He Talents His Afford Expense Whenever Cannot Ascertained Which Public Should Forward

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. James Madison

Degree Men Power Ought Having Certain Certain Degree

We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties. James Madison

First Experiment Our Liberties Take Alarm Right

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security. James Madison

War Government Peace Will Important State State Governments Danger Those Security Federal Federal Government Most Operations Governments Times Extensive

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 Genius Mind Having Highest Studies Female Female Mind Been Erudition Order Cannot Capacity Doubted Works Illustrated Sufficiently

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. James Madison

Government Religion Aid Purity Greater Without Than Flourishes

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 Together Will Example Past Doubt Every No Doubt Purity Both New Greater Mixed Exist Done Succeed Less Showing

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong. James Madison

Needs Political Liable More Wrong Majority Opinion Than Maxim Current In My Opinion Which Interest Standard Therefore Right Right And Wrong

I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that sense alone it is the legitimate Constitution. James Madison

Alone Constitution Nation Sense Entirely Propriety Accepted Concur Legitimate Which

Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. James Madison

Wisdom Nation Every Neighbors Systematic Betray More Wiser Calculate Policy Affairs Loss Stability May Want Sustained Which Whose Every Nation

Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the political firmament to permit it to remain anywhere, as it has heretofore done, almost everywhere. James Madison

Darkness Political Too Despotism Everywhere Only Remain Almost Firmament Lights Permit Exist Done Anywhere Many Now

I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment. James Madison

Regret Trial Punishment Abolition Entire Fair Capital Capital Punishment Should Full

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. James Madison

Government Property Rights Protection Men Diversity First Object Faculties Obstacle Which Uniformity Interests Less Originate

Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic. James Madison

Unjust Shackles Generally Oppressive Commercial

Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. James Madison

Made Ambition Must Counteract

War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. James Madison

War Progress Hoped Folly Contains Well Much Reason Wickedness

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