Nothing is so contagious as opinion, especially on questions which, being susceptible of very different glosses, beget in the mind a distrust of itself.
James MadisonThe regulation of commerce, it is true, is a new power; but that seems to be an addition which few oppose and from which no apprehensions are entertained.
James MadisonIn Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by Power. In America ... charters of power [are] granted by liberty.
James Madison