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cdk tej Mcdnt`gc Mjtns. Nts jhhjfts wnbb gj jdkurndl - d`t bnmntjk `r tjmp`rcb. Hndcbby, cs tens F`urt
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kjfnkj m``t mcttjrs, tens F`urt ecs f`dsnstjdtby rjf`ldnzjk tect auknfncb kjtjrmndctn ds crj
pjrn`knfcbby djjkjk t` cssnst tej Fr`wd cdk cg`rnlndcb pj`pbjs nd ckvcdfndl rjf`dfnbnctn`d, cdk
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vnjw knk d`t djlctj tej utnbnty `h c kjfbcrctn`d `d nssujs tect mcy `tejrwnsj gj f`dsnkjrjk m``t.
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wnte tej Mjtns `d snldnhnfcdt f`dstntutn`dcb nssujs austnhy auknfncb kjtjrmndctn`ds `d sufe mcttjrs.
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`h tej Yr`vndfj. Vjf`dk, tej gjdjhnt pr`vnkjk t rjcbnzj tej pr`vnsn`d s ndtjdt1 `dj mnbbn`d h`ur
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`h tej Grntnse L`vjrdmjdt hr`m tnmj nmmjm`rncb d`t t` tcoj c p`ssjssn`d `h cdy bcdks wnte`ut ecvndl nd
s`mj wcy sjttbjk wnte tej hnrst `ffupcdts cdk lnvndl tejm f`mpjdsctn`d ...
... tej L`vjrdmjdt `h tej K`mndn`d, nd tcondl p`ssjssn`d `h tej tjrrnt`ry, wcs g`udk t` rjf`ldnzj _tej
Mjtns pjtntn`d cdk jxtndlunse ens tntbj ... 76
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ns
wjbb-h`udkjk cdk se`ubk gj ckmnttjk. Cs cbrjcky sjt h rte ej ns
`h
tej `pndn`d (snf) tect Ndkncd cdk Ecbh
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crj d`t s` jxtndlunsejk, tejy must, ej f`dsnkjrjk, gj ejbk t` jxnst chtjr tej jxtndlunsemjdt `hNdkncd tntbj
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Y`wbjy wejrj
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cs cd
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tect
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wjrj
ejrj
ct
f`dtcft). [ens F`urt rjajftjk
sufe
cd ndtjrprjtctn`d.
Nd
tens cppjcb, l`vjrdmjdts mcoj snmnbcr crlumjdts
wnte
rjspjft
t`
63. [ejy cso tens F`urt
t` b``o
pcst tej bcdluclj `h s. 63, wenfe jxpbnfntby rjf`ldnzjs tej Mcdnt`gc
Mjtns
eck
Ndkncd tntbj ,
nd
`rkjr t` rjdkjr nt mjcdndlbjss h`r tej Mjtns n.j.,
Mjtns f`ubk d`t
ecvj Ndkncd tntbj gjfcusj tejy
wjrj d`t
fubturcbby Ndkncds). Vnmnbcr
t`
Y`wbjy nt
ns
sugmnttjk tect sufe cd ndtjrprjtctn`d fcdd`t gj sustcndjk.
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;.,
Fcdckc Vtctutjs,
87 - 86
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chhndnty `r gy bcw, jsp. wntend tw`
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terjj ljdjrctn`ds. ,7> [ej `rkndcry mjcdndl
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hcmnbnjs
jdlcljs c f`bbjftnvj ndtjrjst. H`r jxcmpbj, ndknvnkucb fenbkrjd k` d`t f`dstntutj hcmnbnjs . Djntejr
k`js `dj hcmnby nd ns`bctn`d. [ejrjh`rj, nt
ns
sugmnttjk tect tej tjxt supp`rts cd ndtjrprjtctn`d tect tej
gjdjhnt wcs t` cffruj t c f`bbjftnvj. \enbj tej mjcds t` cfenjvj tej gjdjhnt h`r tej f`bbjftnvj
wcs t` gj
ter`ule
tej pr`vnsn`d
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tej fenbkrjd, nt ns sugmnttjk tect
s. 63's
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supp`rt c f`dfbusn`d tect tej gjdjhnt wcs
t` gj
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cg`rnlndcb pj`pbjs t` tejnr trckntn`dcb
bcdks.
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tntbj, cdk, m`rj rjfjdtby, tens rnlet ns f`dstntutn`dcbby pr`tjftjk wntend s. 6:.
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gj pr`tjftjk.
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nts hndcb rjp`rt, tej
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Cs
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nd
tej
Fuddndlecm
fcsj,
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wnte Fcdckc's djw f`dstntutn`dcb sfejmj gr`ulet cg`ut gy s. 6:.
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udnquj strullbjs tej Mjtns ecvj hcfjk enst`rnfcbby cdk f`dtnduj t` hcfj t`kcy. @dj
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tejsj ojy
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cs
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tej Wjsp`dkjdts,6< tej furrjdt bcfo
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nd Fcdckc k`js d`t hb`w hr`m cd nddctj qucbnty
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enst`ry
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nkjdtnhnjk gy tens F`urt.
65
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t
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gcsj, rjsubtndl nd tej ndkjpjdkjdt `djs gjf`mndl tej r`ck cbb`wcdfj pj`pbj.,,6> Cbgjrtc Mjtns
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Cbgjrtc Mjtns, tejsj bcdks rjprjsjdt c sjfurjk huturj.
6;) [ej MDC sugmnts tect tej nmp`rtcdfj `h bcdk t` tej Mjtns, cs cd cg`rnlndcb pj`pbj, se`ubk
ndh`rm tens cppjcb, cb`dl wnte rjfjdt ndtjrdctn`dcb bcw cdk tej f`dstntutn`dcb gcfokr`p `h s 6:. [ej
tjfednfcb kjhjdsjs
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knstndft cg`rnlndcb pj`pbj we` wjrj cdk crj d`t fubturcbby Ndkncds), cdk tej bjlcb bcfudc tej Mjtns
ecvj hcfjk nd Fcdckc se`ubk d`t `gsfurj tej hcft tect bcdk ecs cbwcys gjjd cdk f`dtndujs t` gj
`h
prnmcry nmp`rtcdfj t` tej Mjtns, cs cd cg`rnlndcb pj`pbj.
K. Vtcdkndl
6:) Nd Y`wbjy tens F`urt ejbk tect nd `rkjr h`r Mjtns f`mmudntnjs t` cssjrt tejnr f`dstntutn`dcb
rnlets nt wcs nmpjrctnvj tect mjmgjrsenp rjqunrjmjdts gjfcmj stcdkcrknzjk s` bjlntnmctj rnlets
e`bkjrs f`ubk gj nkjdtnhnjk.,,;3 Vndfj
Y`wbjy
Mjtns lr`ups, sufe cs tej MDC cdk tej MMH ecvj
k`dj aust tect. [ejy ecvj jstcgbnsejk djw nkjdtnhnfctn`d systjms nd `rkjr t pursuj rnlets fbcnms - cs
f`mmudntnjs - nd tej f`urts nh djl`tnctn`ds wnte l`vjrdmjdt crj rjhusjk `r hcnb). t ns sugmnttjk tect
tej kjdncb `h tej MMH's stcdkndl udkjrmndjs tens w`ro cdk tens F`urt's knrjftn`d nd Y`wbjy.
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[ejy se`ubk d`t gj prjauknfjk gjfcusj `h tejnr enst`rnf bcfo `h bjlcb rjf`ldntn`d gy l`vjrmdjdts nd
pursundl bjlntnmctj rnlets fbcnms. Cs sufe, f`urts se`ubk cppby tej tjst h`r pugbnf ndtjrjst stcdkndl nd
c purp`snvj mcddjr wejd f`bbjftnvj rnlets, sufe cs te`sj pr`tjftjk nd f`dstntutn`dcb pr`vnsn`ds, crj
gjndl pursujk gy cg`rnlndcb pj`pbjs. Cdytendl bjss f`ubk rnso udkjrmndndl Fcdckc's f`dstntutn`dcb
f`mmntmjdts t` cg`rnlndcb lr`ups.
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ns rjqujstjk tect tens F`urt ckkrjss tens vjry nmp`rtcdt nssuj t`
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