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Republican enthusiasm reached its white heat, borrowing the self-forgetting devotion and dedicated zeal of a religious conversion.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “Republican enthusiasm reached its white heat, borrowing the self-forgetting devotion and dedicated zeal of a religious…”
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He describes the fervent enthusiasm of the Republican supporters as akin to a religious experience.
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