James Madison Quotes about Ignorance

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Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More

Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in laity; in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution.

James Madison

Religious, Atheist, Ignorance

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.

James Madison

Ignorance, Forever

Letter toW. T. Barry, 4 Aug. 1822

Ecclesiastical establishments tend to great ignorance and corruption

James Madison

Ignorance, Religious Truth, Corruption

James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). “James Madison's "Advice to My Country"”, p.90, University of Virginia Press

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence, and ecclesiastical establishments tend to great ignorance and corruption; all of which facilitate the execution of mischievous projects.

James Madison

Religious, Ignorance, Liberty

James Madison, Ralph Ketcham “Selected Writings of James Madison”, Hackett Publishing