His was the pivotal philosophical role in framing the Constitution and establishing the principles on which a wholly new form of government was to be based. James Madison was the finest democratic theorist that the United States has ever produced. It is safe to say that any future study of Madison will begin with this insightful and well-argued reinterpretation.James Madison was the finest democratic theorist that the United States has ever produced. The Sacred Fire of Liberty will remain the authority on Madison for years to come."-Rob Edmonds, McCormick Messenger, "The Sacred Fire of Liberty is a work of tremendous erudition an intellectual biography of James Madison that changes and enriches our understanding of the man, his thought, and the part he played in the Founding. His book is a landmark to the scholarship of the American republic and to an essential Founder. An essential addition to the scholarship on the New Republic."-Library Journal, "Banning's treatment of James Madison is original and brilliant. Morgan, The New Republic, "Well researched and eloquently rendered. will read The Federalist or plot the trajectory of his career in quite the same way again. no jargon or academic obfuscation, and the attentive reader should have no trouble following the argument."-Evan Cornog, New York Times Book Review, "No one who has followed Banning's account of Madison's development. The Sacred Fire of Liberty is a challenging book, bristling with ideas and filled with fine shades of emphasis and meaning.
An essential addition to the scholarship on the New Republic."-Library Journal, "Brilliant and original. The Sacred Fire of Liberty will remain the authority on Madison for years to come."-Rob Edmonds, McCormick Messenger, "This is quite possibly the best political biography of Madison you will every see, and a wonderful analysis of Madison as both framer and one of the authors of The Federalist."-Byte, "This is quite possibly the best political biography of Madison you will every see, and a wonderful analysis of Madison as both framer and one of the authors of The Federalist."-Byte, "Well researched and eloquently rendered. no jargon or academic obfuscation, and the attentive reader should have no trouble following the argument."-Evan Cornog, New York Times Book Review, "Banning's treatment of James Madison is original and brilliant. Morgan, The New Republic, "Brilliant and original. It is safe to say that any future study of Madison will begin with this insightful and well-argued reinterpretation."-Virginia Quarterly Review, "No one who has followed Banning's account of Madison's development. "The Sacred Fire of Liberty is a work of tremendous erudition an intellectual biography of James Madison that changes and enriches our understanding of the man, his thought, and the part he played in the Founding.
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