A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them. – James Madison
Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. – James Madison
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions. – James Madison
The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war. – James Madison