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George Mason Libertarian Defender of the Bill of Rights
George Mason a Virginia planter and early civil libertarian shaped the rights enshrined in the Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted June 12 1776. Born 1735 on a Potomac plantation he rose from wealth to influence, inspiring the freedoms later embraced in the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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George Mason
Virginia
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