"Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power."

滥用自由与滥用权力同样会危及自由本身，暗示权力制衡的重要性。

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."

人非圣贤，需通过政府约束行为，体现对人性弱点的理性认知。

"The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted."

所有掌握权力的人都应被谨慎对待，防止权力滥用。

"The danger to liberty is not the absence of government, but the presence of government without checks."

政府本身可能成为威胁自由的因素，需通过制度设计实现自我约束。

"A republic is a form of government in which the executive power is vested in a body not consisting of the people themselves, but of their representatives."

共和制通过代表制实现间接统治，平衡直接民主的潜在风险。

"The greatest danger to the republic is the majority imposing its will upon the minority."

多数人的暴政是共和制需防范的核心问题。

"The second great danger is the minority imposing its will upon the majority."

少数人的专断同样会破坏社会公平，需通过权力制衡缓解。

"The solution to the problem of the majority is to protect the minority, and the solution to the problem of the minority is to protect the majority."

保护少数与多数需通过制度设计实现动态平衡。

"The only way to prevent the concentration of power is to break it into many parts."

分权是防止权力滥用的重要手段，体现联邦主义思想。

"Religion must be controlled to prevent it from being used to oppress the minority or the community at large."

宗教自由需在保护公民权益与维护社会稳定之间找到平衡。

这些名言贯穿麦迪逊的《联邦论》等经典著作，共同构成美国宪政思想的基石。