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His sympathies were equally touched by the sufferings of the famine-stricken Irish and by the wrongs of the plundered Indians.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “His sympathies were equally touched by the sufferings of the famine-stricken Irish and by the wrongs of the plundered…”
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Blaine illustrates the empathy of a notable figure towards various humanitarian crises.
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