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It is rather to be likened to a floating dock, which, while firmly attached to its moorings, and not therefore the caprice of the waves, yet rises and falls with the tide of time and circumstance.
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Beck likens the Constitution to a floating dock, emphasizing its stability and adaptability to changing circumstances.
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