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By George Washington
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
- Source
- Farewell Address, September 19, 1796 · The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 20, pp. 703-722
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- Founders Online, National Archives
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From Washington's Farewell Address, published on September 19, 1796.