Logo
Quote by James Madison
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom o

I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. – James Madison

Other quotes by James Madison

War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison

Category:
War
Author
James Madison
Read Quote

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. – James Madison

Category:
Trust
Author
James Madison
Read Quote

It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad. – James Madison

Category:
Home
Author
James Madison
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Freedom
category

But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour. – Wendell Willkie

Category:
Freedom

We gain freedom when we have paid the full price. – Rabindranath Tagore

Category:
Freedom

To be able to love and live in freedom means to be able to make godly decisions. To make godly decisions we have to surrender our egos and all the falsity and shame that goes with it. – James McGreevey

Category:
Freedom

When I was in jail, I was a lot of peoples favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police. – Flavor Flav

Category:
Freedom

Random Quotes

Whosoever knoweth the power of the dance, dwelleth in God. – Rumi

Category:
Rumi

Krishna children were taught that in the spiritual world there were no parents, only souls and hence this justified their being kept out of view from others, cloistered in separate buildings and sheltered from the evil material world. – Mary Garden

Category:
Religion

The heart of marriage is memories and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods. – Bill Cosby

Category:
Anniversary

Whatever good things we build end up building us. – Jim Rohn

Category:
architecture