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September 22, 2023/by Amanda Hughes

Principle of Free Thought and Speech, a Core Component of a Self-Governing People

The debates took place in the secret Philadelphia convention, but the vigorous conversation moved into state ratifying conventions, newspapers and pamphlets, private letters, and taverns. In the early republic, the George Washington presidential administration had its share of highly partisan and contentious debates. The debates over Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s financial plans and the crafting of American foreign policy were rooted in constitutionalism and establishing the right precedents for the new government as prescribed in the new Constitution. These deliberations could be offensive and personal, but they were also deeply rooted in constitutionalism as both sides took the document seriously. In all of these debates, the key principle was the element of free speech. The representatives and the people freely asserted their views about the best ways to achieve good government.
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