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I would sooner have an honest man on any sort of a rickety platform you could construct than to have a man I did not trust on the best platform which could be made." This stung Douglas.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “I would sooner have an honest man on any sort of a rickety platform you could construct than to have a man I did not…”
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In this statement, Alexander highlights the value of honesty in leadership, contrasting it with the reliability of political platforms.
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