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De Alexander: “Why should we preserve it, if it would be the thing these gentlemen would make it?”

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Why should we preserve it, if it would be the thing these gentlemen would make it?
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote questions the rationale behind preserving a government that lacks dignity and power.

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