No doubt a lot of nonsense has been talked about the inalienable rights of the individual, and a great deal that was mere vague sentiment and pleasing speculation has been put forward as fundamental principle.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Constitutional Government in the United States, New York: NY, Columbia University Press, (1908) p. 16.
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- 1908
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- p. 16
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