On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The American constitutions were to liberty what a grammar is to language: they define its parts of speech, and practically construct them into syntax.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine uses an analogy to explain how the American constitutions provided a practical framework and definition for the principles of liberty.
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