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”
“Father of the Constitution of the United States”
Quote in Context
Excerpt from Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 reported by James Madison.
“The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.”
“The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.”
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. Madison engineered the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Madison believed Christianity to be the foundation upon which a just government must be built. He served as a politician much of his adult life.
“Facts Are Stubborn Things”
~ John Adams, 2nd U.S. President