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Hm.... on your pretentious horse again and right on cue.
I think Washington’s assertions are absurd given the time frame in which he made them. And I think Madison’s assertion is on the mark. But this is merely my opinion.
Of course noisy table thumpers like you never abide dissenting opinion, even on a discussion forum; since anything you say must be so because you day so, like the Cheshire Cat lecturing Alice. Suggest you do all a favor and ignore my posts and I’ll gladly reciprocate.
Why not find a house to haunt?

I think Washington’s assertions are absurd given the time frame in which he made them. And I think Madison’s assertion is on the mark …

You do not understand what either man said, regrettably, and even worse since you parsed the words of both men. And it is my fault for not double-checking Madison’s words right away to see the correct context.

Given the breakout of the War of 1812, Washington was correct in his admonition of vigilance, and Madison, by effectively prosecuting that war, insured that it would have an end (with our victory) and not be “endless” as he warned against, thus preventing the expansion of executive power and standing military that he also warned against. Either way, there should not have been any opportunity for the British to even go so far as to be able to set the White House ablaze, bottom line.

Of course noisy table thumpers like you never abide dissenting opinion …

With all due respect, that bespeaks a lack of confidence in one’s own opinion. That is also argumentum ad hominem and argumentum ad lapidem together. I merely think my POV is well-founded, and I abide no uninformed insult of any of the Founding Fathers nor parsing of their words—as I feel all patriots should.