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All rights,” says this consummate orator, “are now utterly disregarded by the advocates of Privilege, excepting that of exposing their own short-sighted impolicy and thoughtless inconsistency.
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He quotes an orator to highlight how advocates of privilege disregard rights while exposing their own inconsistencies.
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