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Perhaps in all history there is no instance of such an opportunity lost.
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Sumner laments the historical opportunity that was squandered during the Reconstruction era.
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The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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