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That the direct and infallible path to the Presidency is military service, coupled with demagogue policy. 2d.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “That the direct and infallible path to the Presidency is military service, coupled with demagogue policy. 2d.”
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Quincy argues that military service combined with demagoguery is a direct path to the presidency, critiquing political ambition.
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