IS IT NOT THE GLORY OF THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA, THAT, WHILST THEY HAVE PAID A DECENT REGARD TO THE OPINIONS OF FORMER TIMES AND OTHER NATIONS, THEY HAVE NOT SUFFERED A BLIND VENERATION FOR ANTIQUITY, FOR CUSTOM, OR FOR NAMES, TO OVERRULE THE SUGGESTIONS OF THEIR OWN GOOD SENSE,THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR OWN SITUATION, AND THE LESSONS OF THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE? - MADISON FEDERALIST 14