"If, in the opinion of the people, the……" — George Washington

If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of… - George Washington

"If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed."

— George Washington

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