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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.
Ono no Komachi

Born: 825
Died: 900 (aged 75)
Bio: Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan.