Monuments and Famous Quotes By James Madison

 

Several statues, monuments and things have been made representing James Madison. The following things have been named after James Madison: Madison County in Ohio, Madison, James Madison College of public policy at Michigan State University; James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia; the Madison River in Montanand Madison County, Illinois. Madison's picture is also on the $5, $1 coin while he was President.

Monuments and Statues of James Madison

Madison on the $5 coin	Statue of James Madison	Statue of James Madison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Madison's Grave	Madison's Family Grave

 

Quotes By James Madison

•“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”

•“There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs education, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong.”

•“Philosophy is common sense with big words.”

•“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”

•“All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.”

•“A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.”

 

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