Quotes by James Madison

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.