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Of his personal honesty no one entertained a doubt, but for party ends he had failed to use his opportunities in exposing and correcting abuses.
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Alexander critiques a political figure's failure to address corruption despite personal integrity.
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This is the spirit in which I have determined for myself to come up to this great question, and to pass through it.
Thoughtful men who were not in any sense political partisans gave careful heed to his words.
This reckless claim amazed his friends as much as it aroused his enemies, and he at once became the object of most cutting reproaches.
I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
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