Two hundred and twenty-five years ago, America’s founders penned the United States Constitution. Today, it stands as the world’s oldest national constitution still in use. It is also the shortest constitution, and therein lies its brilliance.
Rather that concoct a detailed recipe covering every possible eventuality, the founders instead articulated a set of stable principles that provide a timeless guide for good governance, enduring and worth preserving.
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