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people; and that people was superior to its institu-
tions, possessing the vital force which goes before organization, and gives to it strength and form.
Yet for success the liberty of the individual must know how to set to itself bounds; and the states, displaying the highest quality of greatness, must learn to temper their rule of themselves by their own moderation.
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