Quote by James Madison
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid o

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. – James Madison

Other quotes by 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

Category:
Wisdom
Read Quote

The happy Union of these States is a wonder their Constitution a miracle their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world. – James Madison

Category:
Hope
Read Quote

If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason. – James Madison

Category:
Truth
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Government
category

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. – Thomas Jefferson

Category:
Government

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. – Thomas Jefferson

Category:
Government

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. – Adrian Cronauer

Category:
Government

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese? – Charles de Gaulle, about France

Category:
Government

Random Quotes

I dont want to run around and look at a shot through a monitor. That doesnt improve what Im trying to do. I figure, once Ive done my job, its none of my business. – Johnny Depp

Category:
Business

The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union. – Gerry Adams

Category:
Equality

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child. – Ronald Reagan

Category:
Life

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again. – Walter Benjamin

Category:
Past, the