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Some of them are men who, by insisting that it is corrupt and bad for men in office to take part in politics, are striving now to prove that the Republican party has been unclean and vicious all its life....
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In this statement, Alexander argues against the notion that political involvement is inherently corrupt, defending the integrity of the Republican party.
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