![The trouble with the theory [of limited and divided government] is that government is not a machine, but a living thing. This is where the living and breathing constitution comes from. It is modified by its environment, necessitated by its tasks, shaped to its functions by the sheer pressure of life.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-trouble-with-the-theory-of-limited-and-divided-government-is-that-governmen.jpg)
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