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The danger of the Constitutionalists lay in a general debate on the large theory and results of the Constitution; their safety, in presenting in detail the merits of its separate parts.
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Beveridge highlights the strategic importance of focusing on specific merits of the Constitution rather than engaging in broad debates.
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