Fellow-Citizens!
It was the declared intention of the people of the United States, when they adopted our present constitution, “to form a more perfect union”—an important object indeed. The deliberate voice of the people is commonly the voice of reason—the voice of the people ought therefore to be attended to.
Newly elected Governor of Massachusetts, Samuel Adams, in his written address to the legislature on May 31, 1794. Politicians today could take a lesson from Samuel Adams on the importance of the public in electing public servants and making their voices heard.
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