Episodes
Madison Part I — Early Life and Princeton
Montpelier, Witherspoon’s classroom, and the preparation that produced the Convention’s architect.
Madison Part II — The Constitution and the Federalist
The Notes, the Virginia Plan, the essays, and the amendments.
From the Record
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controuls on government would be necessary.
James Madison · Federalist No. 51 · February 8, 1788 · Library of Congress
Key Documents in the Archive
Madison’s Notes on the Constitutional Convention · 1787
Yale Avalon Project
The Federalist Papers — Full Text
Library of Congress
Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments · 1785
Founders Online · National Archives
Senate Revisions to the Bill of Rights · September 9, 1789
National Archives
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