James Madison | trust
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.
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James Madison | society
A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.
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James Madison | science
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.
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James Madison | respect
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
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James Madison | religion
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.
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James Madison | power
The essence of Government is power and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
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James Madison | power
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.
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