James Madison

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

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.

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

I've always had a natural fear of the police, or abuse of their power.

The government has once again made the right socially acceptable.

Wikileaks in its essence is a publisher, pure and simple. They were very much in the same position as 'The New York Times' and 'The Guardian.'