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Thus do my opinions receive more consideration from an opponent than they could command at the hands of a friend.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “Thus do my opinions receive more consideration from an opponent than they could command at the hands of a friend.”
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Boutwell notes that his opinions are often taken more seriously by opponents than by friends.
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