The sacred fire of liberty : James Madison and the founding of the federal republic

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Notes on front endpapers: 1. What was M relationship with Jeff; 2.Why was federalist 10 so important; 3. Was Madison a democrat as we know today; 4. What did M. think of H.; 5. What does Federal mean " "Con-federal. 133 pages of source notes, 402 pages of book. Madison 1780-1792. Pragmatist v. a man of principles. "never been a book about the evolution of his founding vision." Madison despised political campaigning p. 235. Lack of Bill of Rights biggest reason for opposition to Const. Who was Kitty Floyd p. 45. Studied the Bible/Hebrew. Sickly at Princeton. He was defeated for the Senate. The Bank-collision between Jeff and Hamilton. The Federalist-No 1-36 published in March 1788; 37-85 ' ' May ". Federalist #10. Underlinings/Notes: Underlinings: Funding sources, prior biographies, Madison's shift to strict Constitutional construction, influences on book, competing interests, details on Madison's life and political beliefs. Meaning of democrat in 18th century vs. 20th. Notes: "Politics of interests not of virtue," "propose a biography," "Irving Brant," "liberal convictions, republican convictions, It was a politics of 'interests' not of virtue," "29 years old," "foreign tax," "national bank," "seeks federal taxes," "army needs money," "a dinner," "Madison for using general revenues," "compromise necessary," "general taxes create unequal burden," "1783," "Princeton," "unequal wealth," "America v. British," "privilege, greed written con. corruption of long term debt," "83' no sign of his interest in constitutional reform," "Kitty Floyd," "1. small states against large; 2. pure federalists against a large republic; 3. Planting states against commercial interests; 4. South against the North," "15 resolutions May 29," "central v. supremacy," "30 veterans of the war were delegates," "Madison opposed state equality in the Senate," "6 days a week, 10 to 3," "notes nearly killed him," "The Federalist Papers," "Brutus," "Hamilton's idea," "Bill Duer's 3 essays," "4 articles a week, 1000 words a day," "enriched understanding of the Constitution," "Fed 14," "160 present," "Oct 31, 1787 scheduled March election," "Patrick Henry," "Lack Bill of Rights biggest cause for opposition," "Madison claim to," "Madison defeated for Senate," "nation's oldest political party," "slavery, natives, women," "Federalist #10," "M and H on military," "Hamilton & Whigs," "Madison less open," "M suffered defeats," "small size of the house," "Vir-might have been a third non-signer."