James Madison Quote

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.


The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution (ed. 1836)


To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.