“We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land -- nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there is a chart and a compass for us to study, to consult, and to obey. That chart is the Constitution.”

No matter how great the truth, what does it mean to a hypnotized natiion?

Sorta off topic / misdirection. The Constitution was written to limit a government body twice removed from individual sovereigns. The federal government was to be a union of States in republican form at the laws of nature and of nature's God. I'm not personally aware (I'm probably mistaken) of a constitutional provision that requires obedience to a specific clause?

Mike, if Webster is referring to "we" as the representative government tasked with navigating tumultuous waters, then I would have to agree that holding fast to the Constitution as the guide is the best course of action.