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Before you is the plain alternative of the ballot-box or the cartridge-box: choose ye between them.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Before you is the plain alternative of the ballot-box or the cartridge-box: choose ye between them.”
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This quote presents a stark choice between democratic participation and violent conflict.
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