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The so-called Federal Government was like a horse with thirteen bridle reins, each held in the hands of separate drivers who usually pulled the confused and powerless beast in different directions.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The so-called Federal Government was like a horse with thirteen bridle reins, each held in the hands of separate drivers…”
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Beveridge uses a metaphor to illustrate the chaotic nature of the Federal Government's authority.
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