James Madison1751–1836The quotations of
James Madison
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817
1751–1836
31 quotes, most often on Government, Politics and War & Peace. Part of the U.S. Presidents and Founding Fathers collections.
- Speech in the Virginia Constitutional Convention, 2 December 1829, The Writings of James Madison: 1819-1836 (1910), ed. Galliard Hunt, p. 361
- Speech at the Virginia Convention to ratify the Federal Constitution (6 June 1788)
Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.
Letter to Thomas Jefferson (17 October 1788), in The Writings of James Madison, Vol. 5 (1904)- Federalist No. 48 (1 February 1788)
