James Madison actually said...

"It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties."

"This power over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon with which any constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people, for obtaining a redress o..."

"I wish that each census would gather information beyond bare enumeration so that future Congresses can adapt public measures."

"This kind of information all legislators and legislatures had wished for, but this kind of information had never been obtained in any country."