The advancement of science and the diffusion of information [is] the best aliment to true liberty. Author: James Madison Copy Quote More from James Madison “The Presidency alone unites the conjectures of the public.” “I have observed that gentlemen suppose that the general legislature will do eve…” “What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In …” “Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded bec…”