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Whitelaw Reid: I’m glad of his stand, because he’s on our side; but what a miserable demagogue he is and always was!

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I’m glad of his stand, because he’s on our side; but what a miserable demagogue he is and always was!
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid acknowledges the contradictory feelings about Johnson's political stance, recognizing his demagoguery.

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