Moreover, he understood the difficulty, during a period of war, of conducting an impartial, constitutional opposition to the policy of the Administration, without its degeneration into a faction, which at any moment might be shaken by interest, prejudice, or passion.
De Alexander: “Moreover, he understood the difficulty, during a period of war, of conducting an impartial, constitutional opposition to…”
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Alexander discusses the challenges of maintaining a fair opposition to government policies during wartime, emphasizing the risk of factionalism.
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