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The infant Hercules strangled the serpents in his cradle, and the new party, just born, gives token of a like precocious strength.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The infant Hercules strangled the serpents in his cradle, and the new party, just born, gives token of a like precocious…”
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Sumner uses a metaphor to express the strength and potential of the newly formed Republican Party.
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