...Constitutional Convention) noted that: It is obviously impracticable in the foederal government of these States, to secure all rights of independent...magnitude of the sacrifice must depend as well on the situation and circumstance, as on the object to be obtained. It is at all times difficult to draw...

...Constitutional Convention in the letter accompanying the newly drafted Constitution to Congress (1787): "Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest." This understanding that individuals establish the government to protect their rights leads to the second...