Quote from Rufus King, 1787 Monday, May 18, 2009

A great vice in our system was that of legislating too much. The most numerous objects of legislation belong to the States. Those of the Natl. Legislature were but few. The chief of them were commerce & revenue.
Rufus King
August 7, 1787
Constitutional Convention
Philadelphia, PA
As recorded by James Madison
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