‘A government of laws, not of men.” President John Adams penned these enduring words in the Novanglus essays,1 in response to arguments supporting the absolute authority of the British Parliament, and by extension the British king, over the American colonies.
Adams’ declaration was later enshrined in the Massachusetts Constitution, a document that the U.S. Constitution replicated in structure and principle. These words endure as guideposts for the Asian American community and our society at large.
