He did not belong in the class with Marcy and Wright, though few New Yorkers showed more indomitable courage than Dickinson--a characteristic that greatly strengthened his influence in the councils of the leaders whose differences were already marked with asperity.
This statement acknowledges the courage of a political figure while contrasting him with more prominent leaders.
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Let us agree to put contentions aside and complete our task.
And is it not needed when its taking helps us and hurts our enemy?
An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people, until he fancies himself commissioned by heaven to liberate them.
This Administration cannot now save this Union, if it would.
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