James Madison Human Nature Quotations

But the mere circumstance of complexion cannot deprive them of the character of men.

Nor is any evidence to be found, either in History or Human Nature, that nations are to be bribed out of a spirit of encroachment and aggression, by humiliations which nourish their pride, or by concessions that extend their resources and power.

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?

Man is known to be a selfish, as well as a social being.