Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad. – 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
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. – James Madison
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. – James Madison