...» Jonrn. of Convention, App. 449, 450, 451 ; 2 Pitk. Hist. 291. CH. I.] ORIGIN OF THE CONSTITUTION. of the sacrifice must depend, as well on situation...present occasion this difficulty was increased by a difflerence among the several states, as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests....

...providing for "the interest and safety of all." It further noted the difficulty of precisely drawing the line "between those rights which must be surrendered, and those which may be reserved" (Farber, 649). The third major paragraph pointed to "the greatest interest of every true American"...

...yet provide for the interest and safety of all — Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. The magnitude...the sacrifice must depend as well on situation and * Max Farrand, Records of the Federal Convention, Volume II, pp. 66f~666. circumstances as on the object...

...formally acknowledged as much in its letter transmitting the Constitution to the Confederation Congress. "It is at all times difficult to draw with precision...line between those rights which must be surrendered [by the states], and those which may be reserved," it explained. Indeed, it highlighted the problem...

...yet provide for the interest and safety of all — Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. The magnitude of the sacrifice must depend as well on the situation and circumstance, as on the object to be obtained. It is at all times difficult to draw...