If they remain unaccomplished, or only partially accomplished, no discredit can attach to the great political organization which entertained lofty conceptions of human rights, and projected complete measures for their realization.
Blaine defends the Republican Party's intentions regarding human rights, regardless of the outcomes of their efforts.
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