There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements; that our appropriations should ever go hand in hand with our promises. James Madison More Quotes by James Madison More Quotes From James Madison Truth [comes only] from those ... who cultivate their reason. James Madison reason The ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the people alone, and that it will not depend merely on the comparative ambition or address of the different governments, whether either, or which of them, will be able to enlarge its sphere of jurisdiction at the expense of the other. James Madison democracies-have freedom gun All power in human hands is liable to be abused. James Madison liable presidential hands War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. James Madison afterlife progress war The most productive system of finance will always be the least burdensome. James Madison budgets taxation finance Resistance to tyranny is service to God. James Madison libertarian resistance liberty [T]he great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachment of the others. James Madison separation giving mean The management of foreign relations appears to be the most susceptible of abuse of all the trusts committed to a Government, because they can be concealed or disclosed, or disclosed in such parts and at such times as will best suit particular views; and because the body of the people are less capable of judging, and are more under the influence of prejudices, on that branch of their affairs, than of any other. Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad. James Madison real loss home What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support? James Madison support liberty education What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed? James Madison hazards branches may It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute. James Madison principles war america Thus the right of nullification meant by Mr. Jefferson is the natural right, which all admit to be a remedy against insupportable oppression. James Madison nullification oppression natural I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse and in a republican government more than in any other. James Madison debt government principles In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. James Madison church atheist people The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government. James Madison united-states charity government Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one. James Madison public-opinion government real It is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity toward each other. James Madison charity practice christian In civilized communities, property as well as personal rights is an essential object of the laws, which encourage industry by securing the enjoyment of its fruits; that industry from which property results, and that enjoyment which consists not merely in its immediate use, but in its posthumous destination to objects of choice, and of kindred affection. In a just and free government, therefore, the rights both of property and of persons ought to be effectually guarded. James Madison freedom rights law The primary function of government is to protect the minority of the opulent from the majority of the poor. James Madison majority minorities government But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or of a few States only. They would be signals of general alarm . . . But what degree of madness could ever drive the federal government to such an extremity. James Madison federalism ambitious government
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