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In all our associations in all our agreements let us never lose sight of this fundamental maxim - that all power was originally lodged in, and consequently is derived from, the people.
George Mason
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George Mason
Age: 66 †
Born: 1725
Born: December 11
Died: 1792
Died: October 7
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