The American Constitution

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This paper examines how the Constitution is a permanent fixture in American political life. It looks at how the idea began with the ideals of an individual's right to life, liberty, and property that the sovereign sovereign ruler could not touch, as expressed in the words of the English philosopher, John Locke.

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"Locke proclaimed human liberty, or freedom of choice, to live as one desired could only be impinged upon if it were necessary to protect the liberty of another. The French philosopher Rousseau proclaimed human freedom in a state of nature-only if one desired governance need one enters into a social contract with a sovereign state. Later, the United States' Bill of Rights guaranteed a citizen's freedom of speech and the right not to have to house soldiers in one's home or property. It was thus revolutionary in its constitutional guarantee of liberties, the embodiment of older, radical philosophies of liberties and rights."

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