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Such was the moral ground upon which Marshall built his argument, and he strengthened it by practical considerations.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Such was the moral ground upon which Marshall built his argument, and he strengthened it by practical considerations.”
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Beveridge describes how Marshall's moral and practical arguments formed the foundation of his stance against American involvement in foreign wars.
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No! but snatched from time, To bloom afresh in yonder sphere sublime.
These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.
That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.
What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!
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