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To: Silentgypsy; y'all

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”

Who said this?


918 posted on 04/24/2012 9:37:01 PM PDT by ThomasThomas ("Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!")
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To: ThomasThomas; null and void; Monkey Face; fanfan; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; ...

919 posted on 04/25/2012 3:24:14 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Ten the hard way.)
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To: ThomasThomas

Alexander Hamilton? James Madison?


920 posted on 04/25/2012 3:24:39 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Ten the hard way.)
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To: ThomasThomas
Patrick Henry. Unconfirmed, but he is the one given attribution.
925 posted on 04/25/2012 6:38:38 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Steampunk- Yesterday's Tomorrow, Today)
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