All Men Are Created Equal: A Conversation with Allen C. Guelzo
New Books in Law
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The Relationship Between the Declaration and the Constitution
The Constitution doesn't prescribe or proscribe any particular form of government. But there is a strong anti-monarchical presumption in that preamble, he says. When it says that all men are created equal and enjoy certain natural rights equally, "that stands entirely against notions of hierarchy" So monarchy could survive,. but it's very unlikely.
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