Thus and thus only, by the reciprocal guaranty of all the rights of every State against interference on the part of another, was the present form of government established by our fathers and transmitted to us, and by no other means is it possible for it to exist.
Pierce explains that the current government structure was established through mutual guarantees of state rights.
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