...But the Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The...the duty of every Individual to obey the established Government."2'' That is, the people themselves establish laws, the laws with which they govern themselves...

...sacred obligation of all until it is changed "by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people. The very idea of the power and the right of the people...the duty of every individual to obey the established government."3 The American founders chose to establish a republic as the best way to uphold liberty...

...But the Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The...every Individual to obey the established Government." That is, laws the people themselves establish, in order civically to secure their natural "rights of...

...capital city likewise generated little interest. His love of unity and fear of disorder prompted this: "The very idea of the power and the right of the People...every Individual to obey the established Government." The somewhat ambiguous implication that once you elected a government you could not work against it...

...duty and leave the rest to Providence. " —Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson "The very idea of the power and right of the people to establish government presupposes...every individual to obey the established government. " —George Washington Cheating: Nobody likes a lowdown cheat. But, as it turns out, everybody loves...

...authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly binding upon all. The very idea of the right and power of the people to establish Government presupposes...the duty of every individual to obey the established Government.4 Finally, Hamilton regarded the judges who serve on the federal judiciary as, in Ralph...

...corresponds to Washington's warnings against mob rule in the Farewell Address. Washington explains: The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish a government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government. All obstructions...

...organized as "democratic societies," George Washington warned in his 1796 Farewell Address against "all combinations and Associations, under whatever...plausible character, with the real design to direct, controull,] counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the Constituted authorities."...

...rule of law. In his Farewell Address (1796), Washington observed that "The very idea of the power and right of the People to establish Government presupposes...Government. All obstructions to the execution of the Laws . . . are destructive of this fundamental principle and of fatal tendency." Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed...

...established procedural channels since any other constitutional change was revolutionary. As he put it, "The very idea of the power and the right of the People...every Individual to obey the established Government." Washington's description of the sovereignty of the people became associated - as it would for many...