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"Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies."
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"Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind."
"After voluntary exertions on the part of our people to which the history of the world furnishes no parallel, is the old root of bitterness still to remain in the ground, to sprout and bear fruit in the future as it has borne fruit in the past?"
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"How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed with public perils so numerous, oppressed with responsibilities so high and solemn, as yourself!"
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