Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate … - Joseph Story

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Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the exercise of philosophical acuteness or judicial research. They are instruments of a practical nature, founded on the common business of human life, adapted to common wants, designed for common use, and fitted for common understandings.

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