Maxioms by James Madison
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions for either, shall be felt read more
Liberty and order will never be perfectly safe, until a trespass on the constitutional provisions for either, shall be felt with the same keenness that resents an invasion of the dearest rights.
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense read more
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.
A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, read more
A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained
The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to which all such read more
The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to which all such institutions must be sacrificed