We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to coerce that consent. (Robert H. Jackson)

We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to coerce that consent.

Robert H. Jackson

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