Adlai Stevenson: “The Constitution of the United States is the enduring monument to the…”

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The Constitution of the United States is the enduring monument to the courage, the forecast, the wisdom of the members of the Convention of 1787.

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Adlai Stevenson

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He praises the Constitution as a testament to the foresight and bravery of its framers.

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