"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."
--Joseph
Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States
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