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Is it the citizen who has caused all your woes, and now gnashes his teeth at your triumph,--or is it the citizen who has watched your flag with sympathetic pride, and now rejoices in your triumph?
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Sumner contrasts two types of citizens in relation to their loyalty and response to triumph.
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