James Madison
James Madison
James Madison, Jr.was a political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth16 March 1751
CityPort Conway, VA
CountryUnited States of America
war liberty bears
Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations.
men religion members
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage...Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe...
confidence money self-esteem
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
respect rights minorities
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
party passion sacrifice
A pure democracy can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will be felt by a majority, and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party. Hence it is, that democracies have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.
government perfect presidential
The problem to be solved is, not what form of government is perfect, but which of the forms is least imperfect.
government abuse purpose
It is very certain that [the commerce clause] grew out of the abuse of the power by the importing States in taxing the non-importing, and was intended as a negative and preventive provision against injustice among the States themselves, rather than as a power to be used for the positive purposes of the General Government.
country gun 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.
war judging libertarian
The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature.
evil abuse growing
There is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite accumulation of property from the capacity of holding it in perpetuity by...corporations. The power of all corporations ought to be limited in this respect. The growing wealth acquired by them never fails to be a source of abuses.
fear war enemy
Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.
abuse democracy growing
The growing wealth aquired by them corporations never fails to be a source of abuses.
adversity angel men
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
democracies-have democracy may
It may be concluded that a pure democracy . . . can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction.