Posts Tagged ‘James Madison’
Founders Quote Daily
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 “It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form of Government is perfect, [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
Friday, December 2, 2011 “The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources nor adapted with too much solicitude to the [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or of a few States only. [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
Thursday, November 17, 2011 “The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.” –James Madison, Federalist No. 45, 1788 [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
Thursday, November 3, 2011 “emocracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
Thursday, October 20, 2011 “emocracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
Thursday, October 13, 2011 “No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.” –George [Read More]
Founders Quote Daily
Thursday, October 13, 2011 “No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.” [Read More]
Founders Quoteof the Day
Founder’s Quote Daily Monday, October 3, 2011 “If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to [Read More]
Founders Quote of the Day
Thursday, September 15, 2011 “We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all maters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are not, let us no longer act a [Read More]
