"To argue against the use of a thing from the abuse of it, had long since been exploded by all sensible people."

   "To argue against the use of a thing from the abuse of it, had long since been exploded by all sensible people."--Hon. Edward Rutledge, (Later Governor of South Carolina),  Jan. 16, 1788, [Debates In The Legislature And In Convention Of The State Of South Carolina, On The Adoption Of The Federal Constitution. [Elliot’s Debates, Vol. IV. Pg. 276]