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To be accredited to share in the great historic act of its formal consummation was a priceless privilege.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “To be accredited to share in the great historic act of its formal consummation was a priceless privilege.”
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Julian emphasizes the honor of participating in a pivotal historical event, possibly the ratification of an amendment related to civil rights.
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