The founders crafted our Constitution to reflect the balanced constitution of the Roman Republic, but they also understood, with the Romans, that patriotism must vitalize every constitution, thatthe institutions of freedom are very difficult to transfer, thatfreedom is not a universal value, and that people, over and overagain, have chosen security over the awesome responsibilities ofself-government.
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