Tag Archives: James Madison

First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It

Posted on January 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.” – James … Continue reading →

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First Principles: In All Very Numbers Assemblies, of Whatever Character Composed, Passion Never Fails To Wrest the Scepter From Reason

Posted on January 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In all very numerous assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: The Latent Causes of Faction Are Thus Sown In the Nature of Man

Posted on December 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man.” – James Madison (1787)

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First Principles: No Government, Any More Than An Individual, Will Long Be Respected Without Being Truly Respectable

Posted on November 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.” – James Madison, Federalist No. 62, 1788

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First Principles: The Aim of Every Political Constitution Is, Or Ought To Be, First To Obtain For Rulers Men Who Possess Most Wisdom to Discern, and Most Virtue To Pursue, the Common Good of the Society

Posted on November 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Will Not Be Denied That Power Is of An Encroaching Nature, and That It Ought To Be Effectually Restrained From Passing the Limits Assigned

Posted on November 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” – James Madison

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First Principles: If Angels Were To Govern Men, Neither External Nor Internal Controls On Government Would Be Necessary

Posted on November 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…. [But lacking these] you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The General Government Is Not To Be Charged With the Whole Power of Making and Administering Laws; Its Jurisdiction Is Limited To Certain Enumerated Objects

Posted on October 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“[T]he general government is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering laws: its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained … Continue reading →

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First Principles: In A Society Under the Forms of Which the Stronger Faction Can Readily Unite and Oppress the Weaker, Anarchy May As Truly Be Said To Resign As In A State of Nature

Posted on October 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: Wherever the Real Power In A Government Lies, There Is the Danger of Oppression

Posted on October 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.” – James Madison (1788)

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