The Multitude . . . Have Not

Effective Resistance To Usurpers Is Possible Only Provided The Citizens Understand Their Rights And Are Disposed To Defend Them.

It Has Been Observed, [that For The Federal Government] To Coerce The States Is One Of The Maddest Projects That Was Ever Devised.

The Voice Of The People Has Been Said To Be The Voice Of God; And, However Generally This Maxim Has Been Quoted And Believed, It Is Not True To Fact. The People Are Turbulent And Changing, They Seldom Judge Or Determine Right.

Schemes To Subvert The Liberties Of A Great Community Require Time To Mature Them For Execution.

We Are Attempting, By This Constitution, To Abolish Factions, And To Unite All Parties For The General Welfare.