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Where a class, regarded with such feelings by the people, is held in power by influences from without, and exerted at a distance of thousands of miles, revolution is only a question of time.
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Whitelaw Reid
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This quote suggests that the presence of an oppressive ruling class will inevitably lead to revolution.
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