I observed that it was not worth while to talk in that manner: that it was calculated to wound but not to do good: that I had proposed every thing which in my opinion was calculated to accommodate differences on just and reasonable grounds.
Beveridge emphasizes the futility of certain discussions that only serve to create conflict rather than resolve it.
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