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
Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. – James Madison
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. – James Madison
War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison