The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. – James Madison
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – 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
A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people. – James Madison