Quote by James Madison
The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national no

The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. – James Madison

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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison

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Trust
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To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. – James Madison

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Government
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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

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It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Constitution

A Constitution should be short and obscure. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Constitution

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. – Walter Lippmann

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