In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. – James Madison
The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. – James Madison
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