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Who and where is the sentimentalist who arraigns us for descending to too sordid a level when we recognize our interest to hold what the discharge of duty has placed in our hand?
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid questions the criticism of prioritizing national interests in the context of duty and responsibility.
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