"No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." ― James Madison Topic(s): Freedom Tags: could, nation, preserve More From James Madison "Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government." "It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." "In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." More In Freedom "I don’t see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we’ve been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women."― Salma Hayek "Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific."― Joichi Ito "In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users’ freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn’t."― Richard Stallman