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A man of ordinary courage would have been overwhelmed by the task before him.
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Blaine acknowledges the overwhelming nature of Lincoln's responsibilities during his presidency.
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He had placed himself in a position from which he could not with grace retreat, and to go forward in which was still further to blight his hopes of promotion in his party.
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