In The Words Of Our Presidents -- James Madison
"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries."
"The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted."
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1751-1836.
The fourth American President (1809-1817).
One of the major architects of the United States Constitution. One of the three authors (along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay) of the Federalist Papers, written for the American public in explanation and support of the new Federal Constitution.
He served as Secretary of State during Jefferson's presidency (1801-1809).
He had the misfortune of serving as American President during the near catastrophic War of 1812 (actually 1812-1815)--when Washington, DC was burned to the ground by invading British troops.
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1 comment:
It just stuck me how ludicrous those who want to return to 1776 are. Madison couldn't even have had a photograph taken of himself since the process hadn't been invented yet.
No how are they going to get paintings into their blogs on the internet? You call that progress?
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