What did James Madison mean by: Precedents once established are so much positive power. - James Madison Politician · USA Copy
+ Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Assembly, Citizens, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ The power of taxing people and their property is essential to the very existence of government. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Essentials, Government, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ But the mere circumstance of complexion cannot deprive them of the character of men. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Character, Human, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ To consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Constitution, Degrees, Miracle, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ It may be concluded that a pure democracy . . . can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Democracies Have, Democracy, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ The Alien bill proposed in the Senate is a monster that must forever disgrace its parents. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Monsters, Parents, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ Who are to be the electors of the Federal Representatives? Not the rich, more than the poor Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Poor, Representatives, Rich, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
+ If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, James Madison, Nations, 0 - James Madison Politician · USA
Is not Precedent indeed a King of men? A Word from the Psalmist. - Algernon Charles Swinburne Poet · England
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew. - Claude Debussy Composer · France
We are not the first Who with best meaning have incurred the worst - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
