James Madison: Champion of Liberty and JusticeUW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press, 2006 - 110 páginas The elegant prose of America's Revolutionary generation is found in this series of chapbook Titles include: |
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... considered one of the leading candidates for the new position of secretary for foreign affairs.29 By his second year in Congress , Madison had estab- lished a reputation as a diligent , effective legislator - as a man who could write ...
... considered the Annapolis report in November , and on the 23rd passed an act author- izing the election of seven delegates to the Federal Convention to meet in Philadelphia in May . Madison wrote the authorizing act — a powerful piece of ...
... considered in specially elected ratifying conventions ; and , that when nine conventions ratified , the Constitution would go into effect among the ratifying states . Thus , Madison said , " There will be two plans . Some [ states ] ...
... considered after the Constitution was ratified in the first federal Congress.121 Madison asked , " If there be an equal zeal in every State [ for alterations ] , can there be a doubt that they will con- cur in reasonable amendments ...
... considered this as the trumpet of discord - a dæmon which I fear will destroy that domestic peace and happiness which unanimity of sentiment has hitherto secured to us , as well during the late arduous conflict as since its happy ...