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American History: Biographies: George Mason the Virginia Bill of Rights

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The Virginia Bill of Rights was the framework for the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. Some of Mason's actual phrasing appear in the first ten amendments passed fifteen years later. He is credited for authoring the first American document that limited the authority of government and strengthened the rights of individuals.

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bill of rights, declaration of rights, constitution, from revolution to reconstruction, virginia bill of rights
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