James Madison

"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of it."

"The written word is the monument of the human spirit."

"In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights."

"The great object of my life has been to preserve the American Union."

"A standing military force is dangerous to a free people."

"The foundation of national policy shall be laid in the principles of private morality."

"The patronage of the Government should be given to those of unquestionable republican principles."

"To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity."

"The advantage of being educated is not the knowledge but the power it gives."

"Patience and fortitude must supply the deficiency of our numbers."

"The true test of civilization is not the census nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."

"The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted to be freely expressed."

"A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people, and knowledge of the means by which that object can best be attained."

"The enlargement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."

"All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people."

"The preservation of liberty requires constant vigilance."

"The will of the majority must be tempered with justice."

"In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates."

"A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century."

"The imagination is in capable of extending its operations beyond the sphere of sensible experience."

"The success of self-government depends on the virtue and wisdom of the people."

"Commerce between nations is the path to peace."

"The public mind is in a state of suspense and solicitude."

"All power is in the people, and flows from them."

"A primary school education is the foundation of all freedom."

"The maintenance of the Union is the vital concern of every patriot."

"The Constitution is the guide which I never abandon."

"The free exercise of religion is the right of every man."

"The happiness of men depends upon the institutions under which they live."