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With manly dignity he declared, "I am utterly unconscious of any act, word, or design which should make me less eligible to an honorable place among the soldiers of the Republic than upon any day of my past life.
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Blaine highlights the dignity and integrity of General Stone in the face of unjust accusations.
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