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In making it an essential condition of restoration, we follow, first, the law of reason and of Nature, and, secondly, the Constitution, not only in its text, but in the light of the Declaration.
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He argues that restoration must adhere to natural law and constitutional principles.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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