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I still think he would have been, and that the work of reform would thus have been thoroughly inaugurated, and the whole current of American politics radically changed.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “I still think he would have been, and that the work of reform would thus have been thoroughly inaugurated, and the whole…”
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Julian reflects on the potential impact of a different candidate's nomination on American politics.
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