"Religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together." — James Madison, letter to ...

As Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, James Madison inadvertently began a pattern in which this cabinet office position would lead directly to the presidency. This would continue until 1828, with ...

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

The Kentucky Republican has, after all, been caught pushing fake quotes from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick Henry, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Paul, however, is not without ...

On a June evening in 1790, Thomas Jefferson hosted one of the ... The vast majority were in the north, leading Virginians like James Madison to fear loss of influence for the state that many ...

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison ... Anti-Federalists such as Thomas Jefferson feared that a concentration of central ...

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration ... in peace then withdrew to plan mutual destruction. Thomas Jefferson, the former American president, thought that victory ...