On the record
The people constitute the State in the just sense, and it has been always our duty to protect them, and this I now propose to do.
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He emphasizes the role of the people in constituting the state and the duty to protect their rights.
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In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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