No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. – James Madison
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. – James Madison
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison
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
A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States. – James Madison
For one seldom hears a genuine laugh nowadays, and much of the phraseology of laughter is a mere fashion of speech. There are many people whose sides have never ached from over-indulgence in the outward expression of mirth…. With some persons a wheeze or a chuckle is the utmost they can compass. – “Laughter,” in The Spectator for the week ending Saturday, January 19, 1889