This approach emphasizes what was once familiar enough to all Americans—and what we are now in danger of forgetting—that government derives its power… - Henry Steele Commager

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This approach emphasizes what was once familiar enough to all Americans—and what we are now in danger of forgetting—that government derives its power from men; that rights of life and liberty are inalienable; that these rights are not something that government graciously confers upon men, but things no government can take away from men.

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About Henry Steele Commager

Henry Steele Commager (25 October 1902 – 2 March 1998) was an American historian and teacher.

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