Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution

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This quotation is from James Wilson’s opening address to the Pennsylvania ratifying convention. Wilson, a delegate to both the Philadelphia convention and his state convention, was a strong supporter of the Constitution. Wilson emphasized that the new form of government would be directly accountable to the people of the United States.


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