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The statement of the Anti-Constitutionalists that the extent of the country was too great for a strong National Government was untrue, argued Marshall.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The statement of the Anti-Constitutionalists that the extent of the country was too great for a strong National…”
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Beveridge counters the argument that a large country cannot sustain a strong national government.
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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.
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.
What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!
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