Van Buren had made it plain, by his exhaustive argument, that constitution-makers, seeking the latest expression of the people's will, could devise no better plan, and that experience in the newest States having the same system, had developed no serious objection.
This quote highlights Van Buren's argument for a particular constitutional approach, reflecting the influence of state experiences on political thought.
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