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They thus undermine the morals of the people, and pave the way for violence and crime.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “They thus undermine the morals of the people, and pave the way for violence and crime.”
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Julian warns that the instability of land titles can lead to moral decay and increased violence.
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The times are bad, and want curing; They are getting past all enduring; Let us turn out Martin Van Buren, And put in old Tippecanoe.
Come ye who, whatever betide her, To Freedom have sworn to be true, Prime up with a cup of hard cider, And drink to old Tippecanoe.
Custom, and the faculty of adaptation, have a very reconciling influence upon communities as well as individuals.
Moreover, men absorbed in a feverish and hazardous industry, and stimulated by the hope of sudden wealth, are not disposed to consider the advantages of permanent ownership and security of title.
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