“The means of defence agst. foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.”
James Madison
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”
James Madison
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
James Madison
“The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.”
James Madison
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
James Madison, Federalist Papers
“And remember, where you have the concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.” Lord Acton
“A witty saying proves nothing.” – Voltaire