| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 37316 |
| QUOTATION: | A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | James Madison (1751–1836), U.S. president. Madison to George Tucker, June 27, 1836. Madison Papers, Library of Congress.
On his fifty-year friendship with Thomas Jefferson. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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