The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. Auteur: James Madison Copy Quote More from James Madison “Expirience is the oracle of truth” “It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation bet…” “Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No ma…” “Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded bec…”