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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Dion Boucicault
Born: December 26, 1820
Died: September 18, 1890 (aged 69)
Bio: Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot, commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas.
Known for:
- The Octoroon (1859)
- The Shaughraun
- The Colleen Bawn (1860)
- London Assurance (1841)