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This legal conscience manifestly constitutes the only guarantee, for example, of the division of powers between the state and federal governments, that chief arrangement of our constitutional system.
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This quote highlights Wilson's view on the significance of legal conscience in maintaining the balance of power in the U.S. government.
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