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It may flourish in Arcadia or Altruria, but it does not among the sons of the Pilgrims, or on the continent they subdued by stern struggle to the uses of civilization.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “It may flourish in Arcadia or Altruria, but it does not among the sons of the Pilgrims, or on the continent they subdued…”
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Reid contrasts idealistic notions of governance with the realities faced by Americans descended from early settlers.
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