The essence of Government is power and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. – James Madison
As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. – James Madison
To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. – James Madison
The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. – James Madison