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The growth of the country will ultimately effect an adjustment, but the reason of men should not wait for the mere power of numbers to settle questions which properly belong in the domain of reason alone.
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Blaine believes that while growth will lead to adjustments, reason should guide political decisions rather than mere numbers.
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