Historian Gordon S. Wood writes that "there is no question that it was Madison's personal prestige and his dogged persistence that saw the amendments through the Congress.
历史学家戈登·S·伍德（英语：Gordon S. Wood）写道：“毫无疑问，正是麦迪逊的个人声望和他顽强的坚持才让国会通过了这些修正案。