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The country was never in a profounder quiet.' Do you comprehend the terrible significance of those words?
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “The country was never in a profounder quiet.' Do you comprehend the terrible significance of those words?”
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This quote emphasizes the gravity of the political situation during a time of apparent calm, as noted by Alexander.
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