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In the midst of war, the people at the ballot-box deliberately selected the civilian.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In the midst of war, the people at the ballot-box deliberately selected the civilian.”
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Sumner highlights the choice of a civilian leader by the people during wartime as a significant act of democracy.
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