Comments on: Quotes Of The Day: James Madison Edition http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/11/25/quotes-of-the-day-james-madison-edition/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chris Kachouroff http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/11/25/quotes-of-the-day-james-madison-edition/#comment-45429 Chris Kachouroff Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:37:17 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/11/25/quotes-of-the-day-james-madison-edition/#comment-45429 HEAR YE HIM! HEAR YE MATACONIS!

Hear! Hear!

PS – Ahem…Mr. Mataconis, have you any 8.5″ x 14″ parchment for me?

]]> By: Ben Kuipers http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/11/25/quotes-of-the-day-james-madison-edition/#comment-45374 Ben Kuipers Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:53:09 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/11/25/quotes-of-the-day-james-madison-edition/#comment-45374 [T]he powers of the federal government [result] from the compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that, in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights and liberties, appertaining to them. ~James Madison, Virgina Resolution, 1798

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