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Quote from James Madison,


"I cannot undertake to lay my finger
on that article of the Constitution
which granted a right to Congress of expending,
on the objects of benevolence,
the money of their constituents."


By:

James Madison (more quotes by James Madison or books by/about James Madison)


(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President

Source:

1792, in disapproval of Congress appropriating $15,000 to assist some French refugees

Categories:

Congress, Constitution, Debt, Money, President, Socialism, Taxation, Welfare, Tax

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