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And it proved better than even its sponsors prophesied.
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Alexander claims that the Constitution exceeded the expectations of its creators.
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The evident purpose of the United States Bank was to create, if possible, the fear of a panic.
His lightest word, sent thrilling to the rim of a vast audience, swayed it with the magic of control.
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