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Be not deceived my fellow citizens--no nation hath yet made such an experiment without feeling its bitter and dreadful effects.
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gutenberg.orgDavid Daggett: “Be not deceived my fellow citizens--no nation hath yet made such an experiment without feeling its bitter and dreadful…”
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He warns citizens not to be misled, as no nation has successfully undergone such drastic changes without severe consequences.
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Such is the constant termination of such revolutions, and shall we claim to be an exception?
But mark the issue --Not twelve years have elapsed before she has returned to an inglorious despotism--She has exchanged her Capets for a foreign usurper, with an incalculable loss, and here her history ends.
On similar principles a wise people regard the conduct of other nations, and are solemnly admonished by their example.
If no benefits will result--if much evil will probably ensue--the course of duty and interest is plain.
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