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The Revolutionary James Madison

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Conclusion

True, the First Amendment is the product of compromise, shepherded by the steady hand of a modest statesman. But Madison’s writings confirm that which is clear the text of the First Amendment: It is a revolutionary document securing for the people the right of free expression against despots, crafted by a willful, revolutionary man.

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Perhaps a few minutes with secondary sources about Madison and the First Amendment, from Irving Brant's biography to Jack Rakove's Original Meanings would be helpful. Though my argument concerning the meaning of the amendment is here in full, a little more touch with Madison himself, not through selectively-culled quotations from pamphlets, might be of use.

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