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He stood face to face with the iniquitous superstition, and to their teeth defied its worshipers.
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Creswell highlights the courage of a man who openly defied the injustices of his time.
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If we now act promptly the day is ours and the State is safe.
You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to 'preserve, protect, and defend' it.
Called from this life at an age when most men are just beginning to command the respect and confidence of their fellows, he has left, nevertheless, a fame as wide as our vast country.
He was the best scholar I ever met for his years and active life, and was surpassed by very few, excepting mere book-worms.
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