Happily for the states, they enjoy the utmost freedom of religion. This freedom arises from that multiplicity of sects which pervades America, and which is the best and only security for religious liberty in any society.
James Madison[I]t is the reason alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government.
James MadisonThey can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of the society.
James MadisonOn the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence, as the fundamental Act of Union of these States.
James Madison