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Look at the evil, and you are impatient at such an abandonment of duty.
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He critiques the shortcomings of a legislative measure, expressing frustration over a perceived failure to fulfill responsibilities.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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