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Dale Bumpers: “I do not know a single person in the Senate that I want to defer to instead of James Madison, defer to instead of…”

On the recordJune 5, 1996
I do not know a single person in the Senate that I want to defer to instead of James Madison, defer to instead of Benjamin Franklin, defer to instead of John Adams or John Jay. Arthur Schlesinger, one of the preeminent historians of this country, has said, and I think with a great deal of acumen and accuracy, in 1787 the greatest gathering of minds ever assembled under one roof met in Philadelphia to craft this document which we solemnly swear, when we are sworn into the Senate, we will support and defend--the Constitution of the United States.
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Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of the U.S. Constitution during a Senate floor speech.

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