There is yet another point in the passage, the notion of a "government of...constitutional laws." He didn't write "a government of departmental rules and regulations that have no basis for authority in the Constitution, but of "constitutional laws," evidence that there actually was a time when the Constitution mattered. Today, of course, it is too often ignored. If you're drawing a blank on an example, read Article I, Section 10, Paragraph One: "No State shall...make any Thing, but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts." What Amendment negated that requirement?
Whatever your faith or its lack, let's pray, wish or hope for a government that is "a blessing to all the People." George Washington set a mark that few have equaled. We should be thankful for his example.
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