They were no longer a confederation, subject to the disturbing pretensions, prejudices, and whims of component parts; but they became a body politic, where every part was subordinate to the Constitution, as every part of the natural body is subordinate to the principle of life.
Sumner describes the transformation from a confederation to a unified body politic under the Constitution.
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