"Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government." ― James Madison Topic(s): Government Tags: flourishes, greater, purity, religion More From James Madison "A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them." "The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." "The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world." More In Government "This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave."― Dee Dee Myers "Canadians know that the promise of a recession didn’t happen because of anything we did here. If you look at all the causes of the recession, problems in mortgage markets, the problems in the banking sector, the problems in government finance in countries like Greece, none of those problems were in present Canada."― Stephen Harper "The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It’s played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ than voted in the general election."― John Major