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It is in vain, when the influences and impulses are the same, to look for a difference in conduct or results.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “It is in vain, when the influences and impulses are the same, to look for a difference in conduct or results.”
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Van Buren emphasizes the futility of expecting different outcomes when the same influences are at play.
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