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James Madison was the "towering intellect" of the founding fathers. He was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, he was the prime author of the Constitution, and it is thanks to Mr. Madison that we have a surviving first-hand account of the debates within the Constitutional Convention. Madison also was the behind-the-scenes voice of reason and moderation for Thomas Jefferson. Madison led the country during the War of 1812, refused to abandon the burned out capitol city, and saw to it (albiet with a little help from Andrew Jackson) that this "second war" for American independence was a victory rather than a defeat. The founding fathers were no "shrinking violets." To hear praise from any of them for one of their contemporaries is, to say the least, unusual. That being said, take the time to seek out and read some of their comments about Madison. I think you will be as impressed by "Little Jimmy" as they were.

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  • he helped the colonies with the constitution and he was a lawyer.

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