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The West Wing · Season 1

Sam and Harrison in “The Short List”

In 1787, there was a sizable block of delegates who were initially opposed to the Bill of Rights. This is what a member of the Georgia delegation had to say by way of opposition; 'If we list a set of rights, some fools in the future are going to claim that people are entitled only to those rights enumerated and no others.' So the Framers knew–

HHarrison

Were you just calling me a fool, Mr. Seaborn?

I wasn't calling you a fool, sir. The brand new state of Georgia was.

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