All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
Quote by James Madison
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All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
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James Madison Quotes
- The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad.
- Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
- Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
- If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason.
- All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
- The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
- A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.
- The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.
- What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.
- A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
Best Quotes
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- Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.
- I wasn't a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted.
- This Englishwoman is so refined She has no bosom and no behind.
- I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.
- Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.
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- The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.