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Quotation from The Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason
“That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them.”
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, Section II (Avalon Project transcription)
The source of political authority and the accountability of those who exercise it.
Citation: "That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them." — George Mason, The Virginia Declaration of Rights, Section II (Avalon Project transcription). (id virginia-declaration-of-rights-q2)
Portrait: George Mason, After John Hesselius, Public domain.
