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A monarchy hails the advent of a free nation in Africa, where slavery existed before; a republic is seeking to create ten thousand absolute despotisms in America, where freedom existed before.
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Mann critiques the political dynamics of a monarchy supporting freedom abroad while a republic seeks despotism at home.
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