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Venizelos' populist constitutionalism is vividly illustrated in a debate with Senator Alexandros Mylonas. Mylonas suggested that the opinion of Alexandros Svolos, a prominent constitutional lawyer, outweighed that of a politician; Venizelos strongly disagreed:
<blockquote>''[Ε]ἶναι αἵρεσις νὰ λέτε μέσα εἰς ἕνα Πολιτικὸν Σῶμα ὅτι ὁ καθηγητὴς τοῦ Πανεπιστημίου ἠμπορεῖ νὰ ἔχῃ τὴν ἐγκυροτέραν γνώμην εἰς ἕνα ζήτημα ἀπὸ ὅλους.''<ref>''Εφημερίς των Συζητήσεων της Γερουσίας'', Σύνοδος Γ’ (1930-1931), Συνεδρίαση 40η [Gazette of the Greek Senate Debates, 3rd Meeting (1930-1931), 40th Session, 05.03.1931], pp. 461-462.</ref></blockquote>
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<blockquote>.<ref>The translation is by the author.</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''Θὰ ἐκύτταζα [...] νὰ καταργήσω τὴν ἕδραν τοῦ Συνταγματικοῦ Δικαίου διὰ νὰ ἀποτρέψω τὸν κίνδυνον [...] νὰ ἐξαρτᾶται ἡ πολιτικὴ ζωὴ τῆς Χώρας ἀπὸ τὴν γνώμην ἑνὸς καθηγητοῦ, σοφοῦ ὅσον θέλετε.''<ref>''Εφημερίς των Συζητήσεων της Γερουσίας'', Σύνοδος Γ’ (1930-1931), Συνεδρίαση 40η [Gazette of the Greek Senate Debates, 3rd Meeting (1930-1931), 40th Session, 05.03.1931], pp. 475-476.</ref></blockquote>
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<blockquote>.<ref>The translation is by the author.</ref></blockquote>
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