James Madison

The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.

The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad.

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.

Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.