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He did not belong to the class of politicians, described by Victor Hugo, who mistake a weather-cock for a flag.
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Alexander critiques politicians who lack conviction, using a metaphor from Victor Hugo.
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Perhaps, on the whole, nothing in Van Buren's official life showed greater political courage or discernment.
And, Governor Seward, I have made it, though it be conceited in me to say so.
His lightest word, sent thrilling to the rim of a vast audience, swayed it with the magic of control.
I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
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