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The people have declared, that in the exercise of all powers given for these objects it is supreme.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The people have declared, that in the exercise of all powers given for these objects it is supreme.”
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Beveridge emphasizes the supremacy of the people's declared powers in governance.
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