The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. – James Madison
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. – James Madison

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. – James Madison
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. – 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
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