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They admit that they are whipped; but the honest ones make no pretense of loving the power that whipped them.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “They admit that they are whipped; but the honest ones make no pretense of loving the power that whipped them.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid highlights that while the Southern people acknowledge their defeat, they do not pretend to love the authority that defeated them.
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