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For the first time, too, it is to be opposed in argument by men of the highest order in ability, character, and standing--men who cannot be hurried, or bullied, or shaken, or bought.
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Beveridge notes the unprecedented caliber of opposition to the Constitution, emphasizing the seriousness of the debate.
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