James Madison
James Madison
James Madison, Jr.was a political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth16 March 1751
CityPort Conway, VA
CountryUnited States of America
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The magnitude of this evil among us is so deeply felt, and so universally acknowledged, that no merit could be greater than that of devising a satisfactory remedy for it.
evil done slavery
If slavery, as a national evil, is to be abolished, and it be just that it be done at the national expense, the amount of the expense is not a paramount consideration.
character slavery republican
Outlets for the freed blacks are alone wanted for the erasure of the blot from our Republican character.
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Another of my wishes is to depend as little as possible on the labour of slaves.
men color slavery
We have seen the mere distinction of color made in the most enlightened period of time, a ground of the most oppressive dominion ever exercised by man over man.
men ideas slavery
The Convention thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men.
evil political slavery
Our opinions agree as to the evil, moral, political, and economical, of slavery.
endangered liberty
Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power.
enemies liberty public war
Of all the enemies of public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded.
against charged home provisions
The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad.
certain men ought power
All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.
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We had some great set-ups with Inge and Jessica Miller in the middle, ... Inge gets better and better everyday. I think at first she had to get used to what was going on, but she is really starting to move the ball well and ignite our attack.