No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. – James Madison
War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. – James Madison
War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison
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
Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. – James Madison