James Madison called it a " fence" against the passion of the people.

詹姆斯·麦迪逊 (James Madison) 称其为抵御人们热情的“栅栏”。

Instead of getting a soft fence against the cold, shadowy, unapplausive audience of his life, had he only given it a more substantial presence?

他没有对他生活中那些冷酷、阴暗、不赞成的听众设置一道软篱笆，而是只是给了他们一个更实质性的存在？