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The parallel between 1787 and 1948 is naturally not exact. Even if it were, 1787 would have no authority over 1948. Each age must make or keep its own government and determine its own future.

— Carl Van Doren The Great Rehearsal (1948)

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I perceive that the race of men, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

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