With no intent of being flippant, one would have trouble becoming 
authoritatively conversant on the inclusion of the Bill of Rights, let alone 
its “placement”, in our Constitution without first studying “Madison’s 
 Notes” for the purpose of understanding the complexity of the debate about 
the “Constitutional” idea itself.

To the more specific: From my readings, “advocacy” for inclusion of a “Bill 
of Rights” was widely held as these leaders of that time were aware of and 
in admiration of the ideas that were coming from the “Scottish” 
intellectuals and other Europeans: reasoning that the individual 
“transcended” the “mob“.

As to who said it first: your message seems to have "nailed the jelly to the 
tree" absent further citations.

I shall follow this "thread" with interest.

Regards, Ray

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