What the country needed was not a stricter enforcement of party discipline, not military methods and the fostering of sectional hate, but oblivion of the past, and an earnest, intelligent, and catholic endeavor to grapple with the questions of practical administration.
Julian advocates for a forward-looking approach to governance, emphasizing reconciliation and practical administration.
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