Continental Monthly May 1862
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This theory carried out logically, would make counties equal to States; towns equal to counties; wards and districts equal to towns; neighborhoods equal to districts and wards; and to come down to the last application of the principle, every one man in a neighborhood equal to the whole, in fact, superior, if the State rights doctrine be true, that the State is supreme within its own limits. The application of this principle ends society by destroying the order based on authority, and placing the State above the Nation, and the individual above the State.
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Recommended reading ... Take a look at the Federalist Papers and then read this article. Looks like the old carrot and stick technique to me. The Federalist Papers (should be called the Nationalist Papers) gives all the benefits of a strong federal (National) government and this article tells you that you can't have your cake and eat it too.
So just what is wrong with the individual being above the State? The State is a corporation from the previously posted article. It should be at the next to the bottom of the heap.
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