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You are called to a choice between the doctrines of Nathan Dane and Abraham Lincoln on one side and the doctrines and policy of President McKinley and his supporters on the other side.
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Boutwell presents a choice between two opposing sets of doctrines regarding governance and liberty.
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He was so great that it was not a humiliation to acknowledge a change in opinion, or to admit an error in policy or purpose.
General Grant had no disposition to usurp power.
Not infrequently a statement would be the occasion of scandal and of suffering by innocent parties.
The spirit of philanthropy animated his politics, and the doctrines of peace controlled his public policy.
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