Quotes and Realities
- God's Word and Character Brings Good Government
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"When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish there are shouts of joy. Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed."
- Proverbs 11:10-11 (NIV)
- James Madison
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"And to the same Divine Author of every good and perfect gift we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land."
- James Madison: member of the Continental Congress; delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he signed the federal Constitution; along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, he co-authored the Federalist Papers which were instrumental in securing the ratification of the federal Constitution; member of the U.S. House of Representatives where he helped frame the Bill of Rights; Secretary of State under President Thomas Jefferson; elected as the fourth President of the United States.
Quoted from: Barton, David, Original Intent: The Courts, the Constitution, and Religion (Aledo, TX: Wallbuilder Press, 2010), 188: originally quoted from Richardson, James D., A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 (Published by Authority of Congress, 1899), Vol. I, 561, March 4 1815.
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Have you ever read the Constitution and wondered “what were the Founders intentions behind this or that phrase?” The US Constitution in the Resources section contains online references to the Federalist Papers – an early work by three founding fathers on the intention of each section of the US Constitution. But, if you are looking for something more lively, you could turn to the records of the continental congress link in the Resources section, under Congressional Records, or Elliot's or Farrand's records of the debates, or read about the intentions in the more personalized correspondence, writings and letters of the founders.
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