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The moral condition of this country is degenerating, and especially through the effect of that part of its constitution which is organized by the process of unceasing elections.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “The moral condition of this country is degenerating, and especially through the effect of that part of its constitution…”
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Quincy critiques the moral decline of the United States, attributing it to the electoral system.
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May the Ruler of the universe preserve you from such degradation! 'Freedom!
Union!' be this the watchword of your camp; and if Ate, hot from hell, will come and cry 'Havoc!' fight--fight and conquer, under the banner of universal freedom.
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