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 class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. – James Madison
Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government. – James Madison
To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. – James Madison