On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Government has no right to make itself a party in any debate respecting the principles or modes of forming, or of changing, constitutions.
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Thomas Paine
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He argues that government, as a creation of the constitution, should not interfere in the fundamental debates about its formation or alteration.
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