...Human minds being so naturally blind, even holy scripture is often misunderstood; Madison notes that "When the Almighty himself condescends to address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated."...

...different ideas. Hence it must happen that however accurately the discrimination may be considered, the definition of them may be rendered inaccurate...address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated.7...

...objects may be discriminated in themselves, and however accurately the discrimination may be considered, the definition of them may be rendered inaccurate...address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated....

...objects may be difcriminated in themfelves, and however accurately the difcrirninatton may be coniidered, the definition of them may be rendered inaccurate...which it is delivered. And this unavoidable inaccuracy muft be greater or lefs, according to the complexity and novelty of the objefts defined. When the Almighty...

...objects may be discriminated in themselves, and however accurately the discrimination may be considered, the definition of them may be rendered inaccurate by the inaccuracy of the terms, in which 1 See Vattel, B. 2, ch. 17, § 262, $ 299. 8 The Federalist, No. 37. BULES ОБ1 INTERPRETATION. 323...

...on the elusiveness of language. In one of the wittiest passages in the Federalist Papers, he wrote, "When the Almighty himself condescends to address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated."2...

...objects may be discriminated in themselves, and however accurately the discrimination may be considered, the definition of them may be rendered inaccurate by the inaccuracy of the terms in which it was delivered. And this unavoidable inaccuracy must be greater or less, according to the complexity...

...every complex idea, or so correct as not to include many equivocally denoting different ideas." Even "When the Almighty himself condescends to address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful, by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated."...

...more prolix: [N]o language is so copious as to supply words and phrases for every complex idea. . . . When the Almighty himself condescends to address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated."17...

...increase with the complexity and novelty of the events being considered. Madison continues to argue that "when the Almighty himself condescends to address mankind in their own language, his meaning, luminous as it must be, is rendered dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated"...