Not in the narrow technical points involved, some of them diminutive and all uninviting in their formality; not in the dreary records of the law cases decided, is to be found the measure of his monumental service to the Republic or the meaning of what he did.
Beveridge argues that the true measure of Marshall's contributions goes beyond technical legalities to encompass his broader impact on the Republic.
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