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He insisted that the abatement of Rebel violence, then visible everywhere, was only a torpor, not a radical change.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “He insisted that the abatement of Rebel violence, then visible everywhere, was only a torpor, not a radical change.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid argues that the reduction of Rebel violence is merely temporary and not indicative of real change.
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