The spirit of constitutional government is the limitation of sovereign power and the protection of the rights of the people.
立憲政体の精神は、君権の制限と民権の保護にある。
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Itō Hirobumi
First Prime Minister of Japan (1841-1909) and chief drafter of the Meiji Constitution. Born a peasant in Choshu, he studied under Yoshida Shoin. Four-time PM and first Resident-General of Korea, he was killed at Harbin.
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Source: 伊藤博文『憲法義解』(1889年、井上毅と共著)Verified