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The struggle of these rude and unlearned Massachusetts men against the cultured, disciplined, powerful, and ably led friends of the Constitution in that State was pathetic.
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Beveridge describes the struggle between the uneducated opponents and the well-organized supporters of the Constitution in Massachusetts.
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