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Amidst the shifts and changes of party, our DUTIES remain, pointing the way to action.
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This quote underscores the enduring nature of moral duties amidst political changes.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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