Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'If men were angels, no government would be necessary.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'The furnace of affliction produces refinement, in states as well as individuals.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'In politics the middle way is none at all.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'The happiness of society is the end of government.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Fear is the foundation of most governments.' Read More Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.' Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'If men were angels, no government would be necessary.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 James Madison: 'Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'The furnace of affliction produces refinement, in states as well as individuals.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'In politics the middle way is none at all.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'The happiness of society is the end of government.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Fear is the foundation of most governments.' Read More
Herodotus 1/17/24 Herodotus 1/17/24 John Adams: 'Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.' Read More