The framers of our Constitution certainly supposed they had guarded as well their Government against destruction by treason as their citizens against oppression under pretense of it, and if these ends are not attained it is of importance to inquire by what means more effectual they may be secured.
Jefferson reflects on the intentions of the Constitution's framers regarding treason and oppression.
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