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It has, by its proclamations, by vindictive legislation, by displays of hate and passion, placed obstacles in its own pathway which it cannot overcome, and has hampered its own freedom of action by unconstitutional acts.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander critiques the self-sabotaging actions of a political entity that hinder its own progress.

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