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John Marshall was for the proposed National Government, outright and aboveboard.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “John Marshall was for the proposed National Government, outright and aboveboard.”
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Beveridge highlights John Marshall's clear support for the National Government during the debates surrounding the Constitution.
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