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While, therefore, time has in no degree abated Northern hostility to the Dred Scott decision, it has thrown a more generous light upon the character and action of the eminent Chief Justice who pronounced it.
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Blaine discusses how time has altered the perception of Chief Justice Taney's actions regarding the Dred Scott decision.
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