Madison

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    In the extent and proper structure of the Union, therefore, we behold a republican remedy for the diseases most incident to republican government.
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    The Civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretext, be infringed.
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    [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.
    —James Madison (1751–1836)