Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. – James Madison
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. – James Madison
It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. – James Madison
What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support? – James Madison
Someday well learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S. But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation. – Frank Rich