The supreme law of the land in known as the Constitution of the United states. It contains a bill of rights that can be revised and additions can be.made and repealed.
We have moved onto constantly redefining Inclusivety of people, and their rights.
Men and Women, Nationality, Race, sex, rights to vote, rights to living how we want.
We may from time to time find ourselves having to defend these rights, but the Republic will endure.
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The will of the sovereign that aims at the common good. Each individual has his own particular will that expresses what is best for him. The general will expresses what is best for the state as a whole.