Bryant's purpose was palpable and undoubted; but it soon afterward became part of his courage not to muffle plain truth from any spurious notions of party loyalty, and part of his glory not to fail to tell what people could not fail to see.
This statement praises Bryant's commitment to honesty in political discourse, regardless of party loyalty.
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