"Let a state be considered as subordinate to the people: But let everything else be subordinate to the state."
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Judges from the United StatesLawyers from the United StatesFounding Fathers of the United States of AmericaDeistsPoliticians from Pennsylvania
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Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. (2 Dallas) 419 (1793), at 455.
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James Wilson
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 β August 21, 1798) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, where he represented Pennsylvania, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six original justices appointed by [[Geo
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