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Scores of thousands interpreted the meaning and philosophy of this immortal paper by the light of a few flashing sentences with which it began.
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Beveridge reflects on how the foundational document of American democracy was interpreted by many through its opening lines.
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Is not liberty secure with us, where the people hold all powers in their own hands, and delegate them cautiously, for short periods, to their servants, who are accountable for the smallest mal-administration?...
The genius of the Constitution, and the opinions of the people of the United States, cannot be overruled by those who administer the Government.
Heart-breaking and pitiful was the aspect of these soldiers of liberty.
Any nation, however, may by statute declare an act to be piratical which is not so by the law of nations; and such an act is punishable only by that particular state and not by other governments.
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