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“. . . a constitution, intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs."

John Marshall


At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "What have you wrought?" He answered, ". . . a Republic, if you can keep it.