All who take a comprehensive view of our federal system and believe that one of its greatest excellencies consists in interfering as little as possible with the internal concerns of the States look forward with great interest to this result.
Martin Van Buren: “All who take a comprehensive view of our federal system and believe that one of its greatest excellencies consists in…”
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Van Buren highlights the importance of minimal federal interference in state matters as a strength of the federal system.
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