The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion.
James MadisonProcrastination in the beginning and precipitation towards the conclusion is the characteristic of such bodies.
James MadisonTorrents of blood have been spilt in the world in vain attempts of the secular arm to extinguish religious discord, by proscribing all differences in religious opinions.
James MadisonThe rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.
James MadisonBefore any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, do it with a saving of his allegiance to the Universal Sovereign. We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society and that Religion is wholly exempt from its cognizance.
James Madison