A body of fundamental principles and established precedents by which a state governs itself; or the composition of something.
Constitution
Fact of the Day
The eighteenth-century evangelical preacher George Whitefield considered it a badge of honour that, along with rotten fruit, he might be pelted by 'pieces of dead cats'.
Quote of the Day
"I let down my friends, I let down my country. I let down our system of government,
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~ Richard Nixon
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.