I often wondered whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lives in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. - Judge Learned Hand, 1941
Which of the following best summarizes Judge Hand's argument about constitutional democracy in the United States?
A) Constitutions are a serious obstacle to individual liberties.
B) Constitutions allow governments to disregard individual liberties.
C) Individual liberties depend on citizens committed to the protection of those liberties.
D) Individual liberties can only be safeguarded by a written constitution and an independent judiciary.
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