I flatter myself [we] have in this country extinguished forever the ambitious hope of making laws for the human mind.
James MadisonThe people shall not be restrained from peacefully assembling and consulting for their common good, nor from applying to the legislature by petitions, or remonstrances for redress of their grievances.
James MadisonTo provide employment for the poor, and support for the indigent, is among the primary, and, at the same time, not least difficult cares of the public authority.
James Madison