Quote by Thomas Jefferson

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.


A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of a Bill of Rights as essential for all individuals to protect their rights and freedoms from any form of government. It emphasizes that a just government should not deny or rely on assumptions when it comes to granting the people their rights, but instead should explicitly provide and guarantee those rights in a constitution or similar document. It stresses that these rights are inherent and should not be subject to interpretation or inference by the government.

By Thomas Jefferson
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