12 marvelous quotes on the Bill of Rights

FEE’s Lawrence Reed writes, “It was on this very day in 1791—December 15—that a young United States of America formally adopted the first ten amendments to its Constitution that we call the Bill of Rights. Those amendments were fundamental and foundational, as bedrock as it gets, without which adoption of the Constitution itself might not have occurred. In fewer than 500 words, many of our most cherished liberties are expressed as rights to be protected. It’s a roster of instructions to government to keep out of where it doesn’t belong.

On this very day in 1791—December 15—a young United States of America formally adopted the first ten amendments to its Constitution that we call the Bill of Rights. https://t.co/IL3ZReVEvs

— FEE (@feeonline) December 15, 2021

Not long ago, the late and famous trial attorney F. Lee Bailey (1933-2021) posed a poignant question to which he provided a disturbing answer: ‘Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn’t even get out of committee!’

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— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 15, 2021

Bailey was likely right, which makes it even more urgent that Americans renew a learned passion for the Bill of Rights. Toward that end, I offer here a sample of thoughts in its defense.”

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