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Bear this in mind, if you please; and when it is said that you are aggressive, reply fearlessly, “Then is the Constitution aggressive, then was Washington aggressive.” With these two authorities we cannot hesitate.
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He encourages a fearless defense of the Constitution against accusations of aggression.
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