The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.
Weitere Zitate von James Madison
Zum Autor"Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages."
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
"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."