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In this freedom from empiricism and sturdy adherence to the realities of life, it can be profitably commended to all nations which may attempt a similar task.
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Beck reflects on the value of the U.S. Constitution as a model for other nations seeking governance.
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We must defend the right to work against those who would either destroy or degrade it.
Without that vision to restrain each succeeding generation of Americans from the tempting excesses of political power, the American Commonwealth, with its great heterogeneous democracy, would probably perish.
It did not believe that the State was omnipotent or infallible, and yet it proclaimed its authority within wise and just limits.
That vision will remain with them as long, and no longer, as there is in their hearts a conscious and willing acquiescence in its wisdom and justice.
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