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'''James Madison''' (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a Statesian slave owner and founding father who ruled as the USA's fourth [[President of the United States|president]] from 1809 to 1817. Before becoming president, he claimed to be anti-war and wanted to limit the power of the presidency, but he began a [[War of 1812|war of aggression]] once in office, invading [[Canada]] ten times between 1812 and 1814. He was the first president to ask [[United States Congress|Congress]] to declare war.<ref name=":123">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|isbn=9780520972070|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05|page=122–4|chapter=Invading Your Neighbors}}</ref>
'''James Madison''' (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a Statesian slave owner and founding father who ruled as the USA's fourth [[President of the United States|president]] from 1809 to 1817. Before becoming president, he claimed to be anti-war and wanted to limit the power of the presidency, but he began a [[War of 1812|war of aggression]] once in office, invading [[Canada]] ten times between 1812 and 1814. He was the first president to ask [[United States Congress|Congress]] to declare war.<ref name=":123">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|isbn=9780520972070|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05|page=122–4|chapter=Invading Your Neighbors}}</ref>
== Federalist Papers ==
In ''Federalist #51'', Madison called for policies that protected individuals from, "combinations of the majority."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Chad Pearson|newspaper=[[MR Online]]|title=Sober Up Liberals: The U.S. Constitution Sucks|date=2023-07-12|url=https://mronline.org/2023/07/12/sober-up-liberals-the-u-s-constitution-sucks/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712132453/https://mronline.org/2023/07/12/sober-up-liberals-the-u-s-constitution-sucks/|archive-date=2023-07-12}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 17:09, 12 July 2023

James Madison
BornMarch 16, 1751
Port Conway, Virginia, British America
DiedJune 28, 1836
Montpelier, Virginia, United States
Political orientationClassical liberalism
Political partyDemocratic-Republican


James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a Statesian slave owner and founding father who ruled as the USA's fourth president from 1809 to 1817. Before becoming president, he claimed to be anti-war and wanted to limit the power of the presidency, but he began a war of aggression once in office, invading Canada ten times between 1812 and 1814. He was the first president to ask Congress to declare war.[1]

Federalist Papers

In Federalist #51, Madison called for policies that protected individuals from, "combinations of the majority."[2]

References

  1. David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Invading Your Neighbors' (pp. 122–4). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
  2. Chad Pearson (2023-07-12). "Sober Up Liberals: The U.S. Constitution Sucks" MR Online. Archived from the original on 2023-07-12.