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The opinion of John Marshall in the Cohens case is one of the strongest and most enduring strands of that mighty cable woven by him to hold the American people together as a united and imperishable nation.
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Beveridge highlights the enduring impact of Marshall's opinion in the Cohens case on national unity.
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