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Not one of them deemed it necessary to justify his conduct by a recital of the grounds on which so momentous a step could bear the test of historic examination.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “Not one of them deemed it necessary to justify his conduct by a recital of the grounds on which so momentous a step…”
Editor's note · Context
Blaine points out that senators did not justify their actions regarding secession with historical grounds.
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