Question

Patrick Henry made this statement in his speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention. The purpose of the speech was to explain why he opposed ratifying the Constitution without a Bill of Rights.

A quotation by Patrick Henry at the Virginia Ratifying Convention. He says, You are not to inquire how your trade may be increased, nor how you are to become a great and powerful people, but how your liberties can be secured, for liberty ought to be the direct end of your government.


With which statement would the author of the quote above most likely agree?
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Answer 1

The text box reads, If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary... the great difficulty lies in this, you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself. - James Madison, Federalist No. 51
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With which statement would the author of Federalist No. 51 most likely agree?

If both the people and the government love liberty, the government will not need to protect individual rights.
People are naturally good, so a government does not need checks and balances to protect individual rights.
People are not naturally disciplined, so a government must have unlimited power to keep order in society
Both people and governments need laws to keep order in society and protect individual rights.

Answer 2

Limited government that has the responsibility to protect individual rights. That idea sounds very Madison to me.