...other constitutional change was revolutionary. As he put it, "The very idea of the power and the right of the People to establish Government presupposes...every Individual to obey the established Government." Washington's description of the sovereignty of the people became associated - as it would for many...

...He warned against sectionalism, against advocates of involvement in foreign wars, against "faction": All obstructions to the execution of the Laws, all...whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities,...