A large plural society cannot be governed without recognizing that, transcending its plural interests, there is a rational order with a superior common law. (Walter Lippmann)

A large plural society cannot be governed without recognizing that, transcending its plural interests, there is a rational order with a superior common law.

Walter Lippmann

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