Garrett Epps Quotes

The New Constitution Will Promote The "general" Welfare, Not Welfare Varying By Condition Or By Place Of Residence. It Will Secure Our Liberties - Against Whom? There's An Ambiguity Here; Liberty Could Be Secured Against Foreign Enemies And Domestic Subversives, Or Against The New Government Itself. The Latter Interpretation Is Soothing To American Ears; But In This Context, It Seems Far-fetched. The Clause Appears In A List Of Things Government Is To Do, Not Things It Is Not To Do; A List Of Powers, Not Of Prohibitions. The New Government, It Would Appear, Is Not The Enemy Of Liberty But Its Chief Agent And Protector. The Purpose Then, In Its Most Plausible Reading, Is To Create A Strong, Active, National Government, One Whose Benefits Will Flow Directly To The People Who Create It.

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