About James Madison
James Madison (1751‑1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He is often called the “Father of the Constitution” for his key role in drafting and promoting the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
![“[Religious liberty was] in its nature an inalienable right ... because the opinions of men, depending only upon the evidence contemplated by their minds, cannot follow the dictates of other men.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b34/james-madison-373_evidence_religious-liberty-was-in-its-nature-an-i_235169.png)
![“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind, and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. [ Letter to William Bradford Jr. April 1 1774 ]” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d61/james-madison-373_atheism_religious-bondage-shackles-and-debilitat_2864830.png)
![“[A] mere demarcation on parchment of the constitutional limits of the several departments is not a sufficient guard against those encroachments which lead to a tyrannical concentration of all the powers of government in the same hands.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/733/james-madison-373_concentration_a-mere-demarcation-on-parchment-of-the-c_428771.png)
![“It is impossible for the man of pious reflection not to perceive in it [the Constitution] a finger of that Almighty hand which has been so frequently and signally extended to our relief in the critical stages of the revolution.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ef6/james-madison-373_almighty_it-is-impossible-for-the-man-of-pious-re_2229929.jpg)
![“[T]he powers granted by the proposed Constitution are the gift of the people, and may be resumed by them when perverted to their oppression, and every power not granted thereby remains with the people.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0ff/james-madison-373_constitution_t-he-powers-granted-by-the-proposed-cons_3012358.png)
![“It is certain that every class is interested in [educational] establishments which give to the human mind its highest improvements, and to every Country its truest and most durable celebrity.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/964/james-madison-373_certain_it-is-certain-that-every-class-is-intere_22217.jpg)
