Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository

James Madison
President James Madison.
Born | March 16, 1751 Port Conway, Virginia |
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Died | June 28, 1836 Orange, Virginia |
Fourth President of the United States 1801-1809. Considered the Father of the Constitution. Is said to have refused medical treatment to keep him alive another week so he could be the fourth President to die on the Fourth of July in eleven years.
The repository contains one quote from President James Madison.
There are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation.