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James Madison was barely five feet four

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The guy who helped write the Constitution was roughly the size of a modern middle schooler. Standing at a majestic five feet four inches, Madison proved that you don't need physical intimidation to shape a global superpower, just a big brain and probably a step stool to reach the quill pens.

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