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James Madison Quotes

Quotes by and about James Madison

(Continued from his main entry on the site.)

Madison: "Religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together."

Madison: "Toleration is a gift; truly free men exercise their rights."

William Pierce: "Madison always comes forward, the best informed candidate on any debate."

Richard Brookhiser: "Madison was not so good at sizing up people [and] mishandled his own associates."