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resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is
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absurd, slavish and destructive of the good and happiness
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of mankind. Do you want this retained?
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MR. BURGESS: I see no harm in it. They did
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not include it in the Constitution of 1776, as I remember
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all of it. The last phrase, I think, was added, from
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this point on -- I can't put my fingers right on the
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statement right now, but in 1776, it did not include
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this whole article. This was added, I think, in 1864.
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Again, this is really somewhat the thought that was in
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the Magna Carta.
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MRS. FREEDLANDER: This is giving the people
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the right to overthrow a government if they see fit to,
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because it says, non-resistance against arbitrary power
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and oppression is absurd, slavish and destructive of the
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good and happiness of mankind.
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MR. BURGESS: Don't we believe that? We
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teach it in our schools and we teach it in our civic
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organizations. Certainly, Tom Jefferson played enough
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on this particular thought. I can't quote his exact
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words, but we aren't through with odious attempts at
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