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James Wilson (Founding Father) (view source)
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Wilson's Works, consisting principally of his law lectures and a few speeches, were published under the direction of his son, Bird Wilson (3 vols., Philadelphia, 1803-1804). A revised edition in two volumes with notes by James D. Andrews was published in Chicago in 1896.
Wilson's Works, consisting principally of his law lectures and a few speeches, were published under the direction of his son, Bird Wilson (3 vols., Philadelphia, 1803-1804). A revised edition in two volumes with notes by James D. Andrews was published in Chicago in 1896.
==Quotes==
* "Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of natural rights of its members, and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of the legitimate kind."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=82ZGAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA466 Lectures on Law], p. 466</ref>
* "Law and liberty cannot rationally become the objects of our love, unless they first become the objects of our knowledge."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UlxHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA9 Lectures on Law], p. 9</ref>
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Justice J. M. Harlan, “James Wilson and the Formation of the Constitution,” in the American Law Review, vol. 34
* Justice J. M. Harlan, “James Wilson and the Formation of the Constitution,” in the American Law Review, vol. 34
* B. A. Konkle et al. “The James Wilson Memorial,” in the American Law Register, vol. 55 (1907).
* B. A. Konkle et al. “The James Wilson Memorial,” in the American Law Register, vol. 55 (1907).
==See also==
* [[Natural Law]]
== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://jameswilsoninstitute.org/ James Wilson Institute]
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