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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.
Mason Weems

Born: October 11, 1759
Died: May 23, 1825 (aged 65)
Bio: Mason Locke Weems, usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American book agent and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death. He was the source of some of the apocryphal stories about Washington.
Known for:
- The life of Washington
- The life of General Francis Marion (1809)
- Life of William Penn (1822)