“The happy Union of these States is a wonder their Constitution a miracle their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.”
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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
