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"Thus, fellow citizens, have I pointed out what I thought necessary to be amended in our Federal Constitution. I beg you to call to mind our glorious Declaration of Independence, read it, and compare it with the Federal Constitution; what a degree of apostacy will you not then discover. Therefore, guard against all encroachments upon your liberties so dearly purchased with the costly expense of blood and treasure." A Georgian, Gazette of the State of Georgia, November 15, 1787 The views expressed in the excerpt contributed most directly to

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Answer:

The addition of the Bill of Rights shortly after the Constitution was adopted

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, and the fact that Bill of Rights in the United States helps to protect human rights, including the protection of privacy and liberties.

Hence, when a Georgian, Gazette of the State of Georgia, November 15, 1787, described the lapses of the federal constitution, it was clamoring for a bill of rights that was later ratified.

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