"The genius of the Constitution is found in the fact that, unlike every other major revolution in history (the French and Russian Revolutions being prime examples), the United States did not simply replace one despot with another. History has proven that the Constitution creates a system that defies despotism and tyranny. In short, the Constitution not only survived the evolution of this great nation but permitted the American people to exercise the greatest level of individual liberty in history. When fifty-five men gathered in hot, humid Philadelphia for four months in 1787, they devised not only a system of government agreeable to the people but a form of government that has been the foundaiton of the greatest country the earth has ever know. Further, it has been the 'shining light on the hill' that has provided the inspiration for peoples all over the earth to seek liberty and freedom for themselves."From Seven Miracles that Saved America by Chris and Ted Stewart, pgs. 146-149.
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