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The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

James Madison
Majority, Minorities, Purpose

For what purpose could the enumeration of particular powers be inserted, if these and all others were meant to be included in the preceding general power?

James Madison
Purpose, Were Meant To Be, Particular
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2016). “The Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States: The Principles of the American Government”, p.225, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.