08/11/1989
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"I think the Federal Government is out front and leading."
"I think they know that's what I feel in my heart."
"The ideas and action of the American founders were rooted deeply in human nature and experience."
"The Constitution, therefore, became primarily a plan for uniting the Nation while preventing concentration of power and preserving the inalienable rights and liberties of individuals."