Hence republicanism as represented by the party in power has done its work, and those who prefer to stick to it rather than to come out and rally around a platform perfect in humanitarian principles, will thus show themselves to be more republican than humanitarian.
Woodhull argues that those who cling to the current political system over humanitarian principles reveal their priorities.
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