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The voice of the constitution is the inescapably solemn self-consciousness of the people giving the law unto themselves.
-E. L. Doctorow
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The Voice Of The Constitution Is The

E. L. Doctorow
The voice of the constitution is the inescapably solemn self-consciousness of the people giving the law unto themselves.
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