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Quote from John Lansing, Jr.,


"All free constitutions are formed with two views --
to deter the governed from crime, and the governors from tyranny."


By:

John Lansing, Jr. (more quotes by John Lansing, Jr. or books by/about John Lansing, Jr.)


(1754-1829) American lawyer, politician

Source:

Debate, Constitutional Convention, 1787

Categories:

Constitution, Crime, Government, Tyranny

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