James Madison (4th President; 1809-1817)
“Madison … carefully navigated the country through its first war as a nation in the War of 1812. He went through the proper procedures, and did not limit liberty as a means for security,” Freedom Works notes. He also vetoed unconstitutional internal improvement legislation.
Photograph of “Statue of James Madison,” Madison Building, Library of Congress (1976), Walker Hancock, sculptor. Via Wikimedia Commons.
