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The course taken by Tilden on this memorable occasion made his own career, and also a new career for his party.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement highlights the transformative impact of Tilden's actions on both his career and the direction of his party.
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The heart of the country is fixed on higher and nobler things.
Thoughtful men who were not in any sense political partisans gave careful heed to his words.
As he lived, so he died, a strange, lonely, unhappy man, out of tune with the beautiful world in which he was permitted to exist upward of four score years.
In less than twelve months we shall be in war, and that the bloodiest in history.
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