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Blending these two in one, may we not seek to be, at the same time, Reforming Conservatives and Conservative Reformers?
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Sumner proposes the idea of being both reform-minded and conservative in approach.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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