第一夫人朵麗‧麥迪遜會對美國現在的獨創性感到訝異，光1999年一年，就有超過169154項發明得到美國專利

出處: "Mrs. James Madison (Dolley Payne)." Engraving after an original painting by Gilbert Stuart, between 1804 and 1855. By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.