Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1Posts from James, SandwichJames, Sandwich Reply James, Sandwich 10/10/11 re: James Madison quote Might be a good sentiment but poor grammar - misuse of the apostrophe - makes me suspicious of the quotation. The possessive is "its"; "it's" is short for "it is". Therefore the proper use would be "its people". I concede that Madison might have made the grammatical error, but it seems impossible that an editor or biographer had not noted the misuse in the 176 years since his death. SaveOk2 Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print