The Founders Were Afraid for the Country, Too
Somewhat lost to history in our memory and mythology of the founding fathers is the fact that their optimism regarding their ...
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Congress, not the president, decides on government spending
Reflecting this history, James Madison, the fourth president and a leading figure in the Constitutional Convention, wrote in the Federalist Papers that the power of the purse was “the most ...
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It’s a time that tries attorneys’ souls
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” So proclaimed Thomas Paine in his 1776 American Crisis. Paine’s words reflected the danger of his times — an abuse of monarchical power ...
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