Like all men of the first rank, Marshall met in a great way, and without attempt at compromise, a great issue that could not be compromised--an issue which, everywhere, at that moment, was challenging the existence of the Nation.
Beveridge highlights Marshall's decisive approach to critical national issues without compromise.
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