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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by James Madison
“present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel and that of our own country full of difficulties”
First Inaugural Address, Second paragraph, opening sentence (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Madison's first statement of the crisis created by the Napoleonic Wars and their assault on neutral American trade.
Citation: "present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel and that of our own country full of difficulties" — James Madison, First Inaugural Address, Second paragraph, opening sentence (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id madison-first-inaugural-address-q1)
