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The right of the Federal Government, which is clear and unquestionable, to enforce the Constitution upon them implies the correlative obligation on our part to observe its limitations and execute its guaranties.
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He emphasizes the Federal Government's right to enforce the Constitution, which comes with the obligation to uphold its limits.
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