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— James Madison"The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution."
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It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority of the people themselves. The act, therefore establishing the Constitution, will not be a NATIONAL, but a FEDERAL act.
— James Madison
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