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Their purpose was disunion and war, and every passing day multiplied the proofs that no honorable escape from this fearful alternative was possible.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “Their purpose was disunion and war, and every passing day multiplied the proofs that no honorable escape from this…”
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Julian asserts that the intentions of certain factions were clear, leading to inevitable conflict.
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The only enthusiasm of the campaign was in the new party, and it was perfectly spontaneous and fervid.
It tempts civilized men to become savages and savages to become devils.
They thus undermine the morals of the people, and pave the way for violence and crime.
The people took the work of politics into their own keeping, and the leaders became followers.
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