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George Julian: “He elaborated the proposition that the loyal people of a State have the right to govern it; but he did not explain what…”

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He elaborated the proposition that the loyal people of a State have the right to govern it; but he did not explain what would become of the State if the people were all disloyal, or the loyal so few as to be utterly helpless.
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George Julian
Republican · Indiana

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Julian critiques the inadequacy of a political proposition regarding governance in states with disloyal populations.

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