4th President of these United States. Smart man.

'We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for Self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to The Ten Commandments of God.'

surfish1961 wrote:

Actually, this statement appears nowhere in the writings or recorded utterances of James Madison and is completely contradictory to his character as a strong proponent of the separation of church and state.

teedubbya wrote:

Source? I've never seen that 'quote' validated. It is fairly inconsistent with his writings.

dstieger wrote:

http://usbillofrights.org/founding.html

surfish1961 wrote:

http://usbillofrights.org/founding.html

surfish1961 wrote:

... to sustain ourselves according to The Ten Commandments of God.'

surfish1961 wrote:

http://usbillofrights.org/founding.html

surfish1961 wrote: