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The most ignorant and degraded American felt himself far superior to the most enlightened European.
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Beveridge highlights the perceived superiority of Americans over Europeans, reflecting a nationalistic sentiment.
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No man ever bore public honors with so meek a dignity ...
In the excitement produced by ardent controversy, gentlemen view the same object through such different media that minds, not infrequently receive therefrom precisely opposite impressions.
To Marshall reared--the great, the good, the wise; Born for all ages, honored in all skies; His was the fame to mortals rarely given, Begun on earth, but fixed in aim on heaven.
That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.
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