If the member from Maine had the least idea of how profoundly indifferent I am to his opinion upon the subject which he has been discussing, or upon any other subject personal to me, I think he would hardly take the trouble to rise here and express his opinion.
Julian expresses his indifference to the opinions of a fellow member of Congress, emphasizing his disregard for personal attacks.
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It was unrecognized by both parties, but it made its advent, and the men who pointed its way quietly served notice upon the country of their ulterior purposes.
No sophistry could disguise this fact, nor could its significance be overstated.
He was the most conspicuous public rascal of his time, but was far from being alone in his odious notoriety.
But as to slavery he seemed to have no conscience, regarding it as a matter of total moral indifference, and thus completely confounding the distinction between right and wrong.
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