Status Updates From James Madison: A Life Recon...

When John Quincy Adams called Madison “the father of the Constitution,“ he was not only paying tribute to what Madison accomplished in Philadelphia but also recognizing his achievements in the months afterward. Crucial as Madison was to the creation of the Constitution, he was at least equally important to seeing that it went into effect.

Euphemisms were a way of avoiding the terrible truth that slavery existed, but they also allowed the delegates to create a document suitable for a time when it would not. As political scientist Robert Goldwin observed, they created a constitution for a society that would offer more justice than their own.

Legislators themselves too often acted out of self-interest instead of for the public good…They were given to uniting in majorities that violated the rights and interests of minorities.

Same shit, different day…