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We hear, incessantly, from the old foes of the Constitution 'this is unconstitutional and that is,' and, indeed, what is not?
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Beveridge reflects on the criticisms of the Constitution and the ongoing debates about its interpretation.
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That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.
These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.
No man ever bore public honors with so meek a dignity ...
No! but snatched from time, To bloom afresh in yonder sphere sublime.
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