Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They a…

William Howard Taft
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Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority. ✨ William Howard Taft, David Henry Burton (2002). The Collected Works of William Howard Taft: Presidential messages to Congress
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