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Congressman Davy Crockett learns about limited government

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Congressman Davy Crockett learns about limited government

Post  The Chief Fusionist on Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:22 pm

" In the following, excerpted from the book The Life of Colonel David Crockett (1884), compiled by Edward S. Ellis, the famous American frontiersman, war hero, and congressman from Tennessee relates how he learned -- from one of his own backwoods constituents -- the vital importance of heeding the Constitution and the dangers of disregarding its restraints. "

http://www.docaudio.net/jemico/davy_crockett_proper_role.htm

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