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If you would ward off this blow at the national life, you have one perfect means of defence, the election of a Republican majority in the next House of Representatives.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “If you would ward off this blow at the national life, you have one perfect means of defence, the election of a…”
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Hoar advocates for the election of a Republican majority as a means to protect national interests.
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