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Even when intellectually convinced of an error, he was reluctant to acknowledge it.
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Blaine reflects on the reluctance of individuals to admit their mistakes, highlighting a common human trait.
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That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
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This ratio of influence went into the Electoral College, and gave to the white men of South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana double the power of that enjoyed by white men in New York, Illinois and California.
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