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His course saved the administration, not indeed from a mortifying position, but from a continually increasing embarrassment which seemed to force upon the country the cruel alternatives of war or dishonor.
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Blaine discusses the political maneuvering that alleviated a potentially embarrassing situation for the administration.
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