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But few events in our history have had a larger and more substantial effect on the well-being of the American people than this decision, and Marshall's opinion in the announcement of it.
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Beveridge emphasizes the profound impact of a particular judicial decision on American society.
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What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!
In the excitement produced by ardent controversy, gentlemen view the same object through such different media that minds, not infrequently receive therefrom precisely opposite impressions.
There can be little doubt that a majority of the people did not favor the Constitution when adopted by the Convention and ratified by the States.
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.
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