But now you're not talking about abolition, you're talking about the first amendment. You're talking about the right to petition the government which is protected. And so he becomes a defender of the abolitionists not on necessarily on the grounds of abolition but on the grounds of free speech.
The second sentence is a mission statement for our nation a nation in which the governor comes not from the divine right of kings or the sword of conquerors, but by a social contract that's signaled in the very first word of the sentence.
James Wilson is the first to argue, no, they have zero, they have no authority over us at all. Now, this is such a groundbreaking argument that one of his mentors reads it and says, James, you're a young man, you have a, you know, big career ahead of you, don't put this out there yet. It's too bold.
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Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
