James Madison Quote

"It is sufficiently obvious, that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. These rights cannot well be separated."

by:	James Madison (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source:	Speech at the Virginia Convention, December 2, 1829
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Absolutely. This is the basis of the American republican form of government. It may be sufficiently obvious, but the assault on the rights of persons and property has been incessant.  -- E Archer, NYC      2
-- jim k, Austin
-- Ronw13, OR
A signal, what ought to be universally understood, self evident Truth of the nation's founding.  -- Patrick Henry, Red Hill
True, all western govts were invented to protect property, it was the market who wrote the original laws of equality based on monetary values.  -- Don Lee, Reno

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