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Stripped Of All Its Covering, The Naked Question Is, Whether Ours Is A Federal Or Consolidated Government; A Constitutional Or Absolute One; A Government Resting Solidly On The Basis Of The Sovereignty Of The States, Or On The Unrestrained Will Of A Majority; A Form Of Government, As In All Other Unlimited Ones, In Which Injustice, Violence, And Force Must Ultimately Prevail.
-John C. Calhoun
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Stripped Of All Its Covering, The Naked

John C. Calhoun
Stripped Of All Its Covering, The Naked Question Is, Whether Ours Is A Federal Or Consolidated Government; A Constitutional Or Absolute One; A Government Resting Solidly On The Basis Of The Sovereignty Of The States, Or On The Unrestrained Will Of A Majority; A Form Of Government, As In All Other Unlimited Ones, In Which Injustice, Violence, And Force Must Ultimately Prevail.
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