James MadisonJames Madison, (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President

James Madison Quote

“War is in fact the true nurse of executive aggrandizement.”

James MadisonJames Madison
~ James Madison


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EGL, LA
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EGL, LA    1/5/07

In the last century we have rolled one war or military action into the next so that we do now find ourselves in a place where the Executive has gained an inordinate share in this triad of a supposed governmental balance of power. Aggrandizement will reach new levels of understatement if the new Congress votes to let Bush escalate this tragic war.

Mike, Norwalk

WOW, I like it!

Logan, Memphis, TN

Bigger government = lesser freedoms. Always has, always will. It seems, from the government's point of view, that the reason government even exists is to grow. Ever heard of a government getting smaller? We always need bigger government, especially in times of "crisis" and "war".

E Archer, NYC

If we as citizens of a free republic will not defend ourselves against our own government's abuses, we will end up serfs upon our own land.

bob
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bob    4/15/09

its awsome

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

Not sure, but I may be in agreement with President Madison, in that the President appears to have and continues to be the war and strife puppet of the status quo to preserve their unjustified advantages.  We need fair and equal wealth distribution.

Mike,, Norwalk
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Mike,, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 7/1/25

Sillik, from your diluted dictionary for mentally ill children, how do you define "wealth". Will minerals and trees be distributed to individuals or groups only? Is power generation only supplied by helots / serfs / slaves for equal advantage? Then, what god owns this wealth that you think should be equally distributed. How would your concept of equal wealth be distributed? In your ant farm utopia, why is there no equal inalienable rights or liberty at nature's law? Scientifically, such theocratic word salad is antithetical to nature's law (all scientific methodology).

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Mike,, Norwalk 7/2/25

Mike,, Norwalk, honestly without too much consideration, possibly not enough, wealth are the involved resources that promote the general welfare.  Mike we are to live in the same basically designed "quarters." The minerals and other resources will be shared by all. We are, in my vision, a world of ideas.  There we can expect periodic emergence of the visionary that will improve the circumstances for all participants simultaneously. Mechanization, robots, computerization will do much of the physical labor. Eventually when all potential is realized, the entire planet's participants will assume their respective leadership in turn. 

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