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And yet, with but few amendments, our great organic law as fully meets the requirements of a self-governing people to-day as when it came from the hands of its framers.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “And yet, with but few amendments, our great organic law as fully meets the requirements of a self-governing people…”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson asserts the enduring relevance of the Constitution for contemporary governance.
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