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But there are two modes of obtaining their ends: the one, by subserviency; the other, by opposition.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “But there are two modes of obtaining their ends: the one, by subserviency; the other, by opposition.”
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Quincy reflects on the contrasting strategies people use to achieve their goals in politics.
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