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One very unreasonable, yet very natural excitement has stirred deeply the American people on several occasions in our history.
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Hoar comments on the recurring excitement that has historically stirred the American public.
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He would undoubtedly have taken a very high place in the public and official life of his generation if he had found himself in accord with either of the great political parties.
Never rode to the wrong's redressing A worthier paladin.
Self-seeking political adventurers and demagogues have not been slow to take advantage of this feeling for their own purposes.
To yield to him was never the way to win his good will.
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