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Talk:James Madison
Was he anti-rational?[edit]
""Is there no virtue among us?--If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks--no form of Government, can render us secure. To suppose that any form of Government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea." -- James Madison, addressing the ratification convention, quoted in Kevin Gutzman, James Madison and the Making of America, p. 231 (Sourced from http://gene-callahan.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/james-madison-against-rationalism-in.html)--Barryjon (talk) 22:07, 13 November 2013 (UTC)