James Madison: Writings, Quotes, Letters, Essays, History, American Studies (2000)

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James Madison Jr. (March 16 [O.S. March 5] 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States (1809–17). About the book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1883011663/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp;=1789&creative;=9325&creativeASIN;=1883011663&linkCode;=as2&tag;=mg03-20&linkId;=71b8b44dd7a3529d360944366f621278 The historian Garry Wills wrote: Madison's claim on our admiration does not rest on a perfect consistency, any more than it rests on his presidency. He has other virtues. ... As a framer and defender of the Constitution he had no peer. ... The finest part of Madison's performance as president was his concern for the preserving of the Constitution. ... No man could do everything for the country—not even Washington. Madison did more than most, and did some things better than any. That was quite enough.[136] George F. Will once wrote that if we truly believed that the pen is mightier than the sword, our nation's capital would have been called "Madison, D.C.", instead of Washington, D.C.[137] Madison's writings are studied for the debate over human rights among different classes of citizens in the 21st century. Madison appears to have anticipated the danger of a strong majority imposing its will on a weaker minority by popular vote.[138] Madison, in The Federalist Papers, in Federalist No. 51, wrote: It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part... In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature, where the weaker individual is not secured against the violence of the stronger. In 1986, Congress created the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Constitution. The Foundation offers $24,000 graduate level fellowships to secondary teachers to undertake a master's degree which emphasizes the study of the Constitution. Montpelier, his family's plantation and his home in Orange, Virginia, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Many counties, several towns, cities, educational institutions, a mountain range and a river are named after Madison: Madison County – lists counties named for him Cities: e.g. Madison, Wisconsin Named in his honor were the James Madison College of public policy at Michigan State University; and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia; the James Madison Institute honors his contributions to the Constitution. The James Madison Memorial Building is a building of the United States Library of Congress in Washington, DC and serves as the official memorial to Madison. The Madison Range was named in honor of the then U.S. Secretary of State by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled through Montana in 1805. The Madison River in southwestern Montana, was named in 1805 by Lewis & Clark.[139] Mount Madison in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains in New Hampshire is named for him. Two U.S. Navy ships have been named USS James Madison and three as USS Madison. Madison's portrait was on the old U.S. $5000 bill.[140] This denomination, however, has not been printed since 1946, and they have been recalled since 1969.[citation needed] Madison Cottage in New York City was named in his honor shortly after his death. It had been an important way station at the northernmost edge of New York City. The grounds where the cottage was located became Madison Square park. The park in turn gave rise to the name for Madison Square Gardens which was originally located adjacent to the park. Madison Square Gardens was an important bicycle racing venue and the subsequent host of a type of cycling known as Madison Cycling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison