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I rejoice to find, though they know how to estimate, and therefore seek to avoid the horrors and dangers of war, yet they know also how to value the blessings of liberty and national independence.
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Beveridge captures Marshall's belief in the balance between valuing liberty and recognizing the dangers of war.
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