Bill of Rights Quotes Flashcards
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“There has been just opposition enough” to force adoption of a Bill of Rights but not to drain the federal government of its “energy”.
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Thomas Jefferson
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“A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth.”
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Thomas Jefferson
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“They have given the rights of man a full and fair discussion, and explained then in so clear and forcible manner as cannot fail to make a lasting impression.”
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George Washington
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He argued that the declaration of rights would install the judiciary as “guardians” of individual rights against the other branches.
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James Madison
