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It was an embodied lie of the first magnitude, a horrid conspiracy against decency, the rights of man, and the principle of human brotherhood.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “It was an embodied lie of the first magnitude, a horrid conspiracy against decency, the rights of man, and the principle…”
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Julian describes a significant political movement as fundamentally dishonest and a threat to human rights.
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