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That is an excellent reason, among others, for some doubt at the outset as to whether we know all about it, but not for despairing of our capacity to learn.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid emphasizes the importance of maintaining hope and the capacity to learn despite uncertainties.
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We must, then, be prepared with a policy for maintaining it ourselves.
Let those who invoke the Supreme Law of the land learn and bow to it.
Isn’t it better to have the laws in some way take the matter out of their hands and make them work?
Brushing aside, then, these bugbears, gentlemen, what are the obvious duties of the hour?