jon_berzerk
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Thanks, this seems more on point.
Your quotes are interesting food for thought, would that they were linked for their context but I'm wondering about the Patrick Henry quote on the end -- ? Whence comes it?
They come from multiple sources, the Federalist Papers, the writings of Patric Henry, letters written by Thomas Jefferson, etc.
I have them (the quotes) all saved from years ago when I was researching this same question, most of which I typed in from reading the documents I had in my library.
Right but I'm wondering what the context is; what dialogue preceded this statement, i.e. what point was Patrick Henry countering with this?
(Actually context is always crucial in quotes; the editorial made that point.)
June 9 1788 Virginia Convention on the ratification of the Constitution
debates with several state Conventions on the adoption of the Federal Constitution
Virgina Ratifying Convention: June 9, 1788