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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by James Madison
“to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities”
First Inaugural Address, Fifth paragraph, creed of principles (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Madison pledges to defend the restraints on federal power as firmly as its grants, a summary of his constitutional thought.
Citation: "to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities" — James Madison, First Inaugural Address, Fifth paragraph, creed of principles (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id madison-first-inaugural-address-q6)
