James Madison actually said...

"Monopolies are sacrifices of the many to the few, where the power is in the few, it is natural for them to sacrifice the many to their own penalties and corruptions."

"It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws undergo such incessant changes that no man who knows what the law is today can guess what it will..."

"This power over the purse may in fact be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon with which any Constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people for obtaining a redress of e..."

"Those who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives."