Original artwork, not a still
Here...is to be seen in constant whirl the balance-wheel, such as it is, of the most complicated political machine on earth.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Washington is described as a moving component inside a vast political mechanism. A balance-wheel implies regulation, but the qualification such as it is introduces doubt about its adequacy. Constant movement therefore sits beside a reservation about how reliably that machinery is being steadied.
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