"revolutionary war from which this republic was born"
The American revolution was by the colonies, not the American Republic.
http://www.informationclearinghouse....ticle18562.htm
It's mind-boggling how prescient Madison was about the abuse of war/national security to up the protections of the US Cons utions. Madison saw it 200 years ago, dubya and head's objective in getting elected was to abuse precisely as Madison describes.
The people who created the US were postively special.
The current Exec is negatively special.