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This arbitrary proceeding led to twenty years of corrupt methods and political scandals.
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This quote highlights the long-term consequences of political corruption and scandals that arose from the actions of the Council.
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Gerrit Smith was a noble example of the champions of freedom.
Why should we now make any concessions to them?
Gross and unfounded charges of fraud are made by them against those high in authority.
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.
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