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| James Madison Quotes | No. | Quotation | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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. | Diversity |
| 2 | Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty. | Education |
| 3 | Equal laws protecting equal rights ... the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country. | Equal |
| 4 | If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. | Government |
| 5 | The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. | Power |
| 6 | As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. | Property |
| 7 | The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world. | Union |
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