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Against these men the cry is raised--not the cry of the oppressed, for God knows no man in Connecticut is oppressed, but the cry of those who pant for office, and who can rise only on the ruins of others.
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Daggett criticizes those who seek power at the expense of established leaders, claiming no one in Connecticut is truly oppressed.
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