- “We've staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all of our heart.”
James Madison – Speech at the Constitutional Convention, June 6, 1787
James Madison – Speech at the Constitutional Convention, June 6, 1787
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Madison, if not my favorite president, will always be my favorite delagate to that particular Convention.