The Framers Of The Bill Of Rights Did Not Purport To "create" Rights. Rather, They Designed The Bill Of Rights To Prohibit Our Government From Infringing Rights And Liberties Presumed To Be Preexisting. - SearchQuotes

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The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to "create" rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting.

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