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As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.

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James Madison
Age: 85 †
Born: 1751
Born: March 16
Died: 1836
Died: June 28
4Th U.S. President
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Our opinions agree as to the evil, moral, political, and economical, of slavery.
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