It was because upon one of the greatest questions of Constitutional law and Constitutional liberty that ever went to judgment, there could be found no single reason for the decision of the Court strong enough to convince any two judges.
Hoar argues that the lack of a convincing rationale for a significant constitutional decision led to widespread dissatisfaction.
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His election as Governor extracted the people from the mire of Know Nothingism.
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It relates to matters more permanent than human life.
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