“A republic doesn’t expect people to serve for life or to have career politicians or permanent bureaucrats.”
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Terms of Office
Terms of Office
"to the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression."
— James Madison
We discuss James Madison again this week, President Jefferson's good friend and ally. The question is, what is America? Is it a compact of sovereign states? Or is it as a nation state whose constitution begins with the words, "We the People"?
"We strived for that. We may not have achieved that."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
"Mr. Madison made me look like a slacker."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
President Thomas Jefferson speaks about his good friend and adviser James Madison.
"All the rooms are octagonal or semi-octagonal, except the main dining room, which is a perfect cube."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson