About Oliver Ellsworth:
Oliver Ellsworth was an American lawyer and politician, a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, United States Senator from Connecticut, and the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. While at the Federal Convention, Ellsworth moved to strike the word National from the motion made by Edmund Randolph of Virginia. Randolph had moved successfully to call the government the National Government of United States. Ellsworth moved that the government should continue to be called the United States Government.
A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.
Oliver EllsworthA desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.
Oliver Ellsworth