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
James Madison quotes about
government done constitution
If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one....
law void congress
[I]t is more convenient to prevent the passage of a law, than to declare it void after it has passed.
inspirational war army
Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few ... No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
giving liberty protection
The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.
government people liberty
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.
war liberty tyranny-founding-fathers
The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.
freedom war mean
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
art agriculture america
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.
religious liberty sacred
Conscience is the most sacred of all property.
law america constitution
The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.
strength peace ambition
A people armed and free, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation against foreign invasion and domestic oppression.
enlightened helm federalist
Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.
law class america
If it be asked what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a particular class of the society? I answer, the genius of the whole system, the nature of just and constitutional laws, and above all the vigilant and manly spirit which actuates the people of America, a spirit which nourishes freedom, and in return is nourished by it.
definitions tyranny
The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place.