As I am sure you are aware, John Adams was a prolific writer and regretted not having taken the Jeffersonian approach to dealing with them until his dying day. At the time, however, paying ransom seemed like such a good idea because the initial demands of the Muslims were modest and the United States had no navy with which to enforce it.
An EXCELLENT quote from President Madison, I submit that TRUMP will be our new Madison, should he be elected.