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He taught the philosophy and supplied the arguments to the ambitious generation of public men who came after him, and who were prepared, as he was not, to force the issue to the arbitrament of arms.
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Blaine acknowledges a leader's role in shaping future public figures and their willingness to confront conflict.
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