To secure the public good and private rights against the da… - James Madison

" "
To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed.

James Madison

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About James Madison

James Madison Jr. (16 March 1751 – 28 June 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: James Madison, Jr.

Alternative Names: James Madison Jr. • President Madison • President James Madison

All quotes from James Madison Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like James Madison:

Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson John Adams Edmund Burke George Mason

Additional quotes by James Madison

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of Government.

The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.

The Presidency alone unites the conjectures of the public.

To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popula… - James Madison

About James Madison

Also Known As

Go Premium

Additional quotes by James Madison