Friday, January 16, 2015

REMEMBERING NON-REVISED HISTORY: JANUARY 16, 2015


Because much rewriting of history is destroying the truth.


James Madison
4th President of the United States (1809-1817)
“Father of the Constitution of the United States”

Quote Background
An excerpt from a speech delivered by James Madison on June 6, 1788 to the Virginia Convention to during their ratification process of the Federal Constitution.

Biography
JAMES MADISON, JR. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman and political theorist, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817). He is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights. He served as a politician much of his adult life.