Quote by James Madison
Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the

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

Other quotes by James Madison

And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together. – James Madison

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Government
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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. – James Madison

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Government
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Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. – James Madison

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Wisdom
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Other Quotes from
power
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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. – George Bernard Shaw

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power

The power which establishes a state is violence the power which maintains it is violence the power which eventually overthrows it is violence. – Kenneth Kaunda

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power

I think that if your approach is one where you dont want to alienate anybody, youre going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that youre offering to such an extent that it doesnt have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk. – Eddie Vedder

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power

Charm – which means the power to effect work without employing brute force – is indispensable to women. Charm is a womans strength just as strength is a mans charm. – Havelock Ellis

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power

Random Quotes

Falling, falling, falling, falling down. Look yourself in the eye before you drown. – Emily Saliers, “Center Stage,” Indigo Girls, 1989

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Self

Death is the veil which those who live call life They sleep, and it is lifted. – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Death

Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself. – Danish proverb

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Envy / Jealousy

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. – Bern Williams

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Springtime