When the State of Pennsylvania held its convention to consider the Constitution of the United States, Judge Wilson said of the introductory clause, 'We, the people, do ordain and establish,' etc. 'It is not an unmeaning flourish. The expressions declare in a practical manner the principle of this Constitution. It is ordained and established by the people themselves.' This as regarded as an authoritative exposition.
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