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A lesson in limited government. (In Light of the Past).('The Life of Davy Crockett')(Excerpt)
While the legendary American hero Davy Crockett was serving in Congress, an informed voter, Horatio Bunce, taught him the importance of strict obedience to the Constitution.
In the following, excerpted from the book The Life of Colonel David Crockett (1884), compiled by Edward S. Ellis, the famous American frontiersman, war hero, and congressman from Tennessee relates how he learned -from one of his own backwoods constituents -- the vital importance of heeding the Constitution and the dangers of disregarding its restraints.
Crockett was then the lion of Washington. I was a great admirer of his character, and, having several friends who were intimate with ...
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