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en-wikipedia-org-6991		James Madison - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	20197	2558	66	He became increasingly worried about the disunity of the states and the weakness of the central government after the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.[32] He believed that "excessive democracy" caused social decay, and was particularly troubled by laws that legalized paper money and denied diplomatic immunity to ambassadors from other countries.[33] He was also profoundly concerned about the inability of Congress to capably conduct foreign policy, protect American trade, and foster the settlement of the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.[34] As Madison wrote, "a crisis had arrived which was to decide whether the American experiment was to be a blessing to the world, or to blast for ever the hopes which the republican cause had inspired."[35] He committed to an intense study of law and political theory, and was heavily influenced by Enlightenment texts sent by Jefferson from France.[36] He especially sought out works on international law and the constitutions of "ancient and modern confederacies" such as the Dutch Republic, the Swiss Confederation, and the Achaean League.[37] He came to believe that the United States could improve upon past republican experiments by virtue of its size; with so many distinct interests competing against each other, Madison hoped to minimize the abuses of majority rule.[38] Additionally, navigation rights to the Mississippi River highly concerned Madison.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6991.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6991.txt