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Forms are in their way important things: they may conceal perils to liberty, or they may lend dignity and call forth respect to all that liberty holds most dear.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge reflects on the significance of forms in governance, suggesting they can either protect or endanger liberty.
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