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[cut away]—that it ^[cut away] fibres and strengthens
and vital[cut away] all good things, and
thatwhich
is good, and
weaken
erase
all which is bad.—Compulsion, on the other hand is a temporary support, gained at the price of much bad feeling and reaction.—
schools—proud of
^and valuing it for
its good name works of art architecture parks, ornaments, ^aquaducts and avenues ^and the perfection of its civilization and conveniences—[illegible]—and possessed
^Every one of these officers should be possessed with the genuine eternal American ideas of liberty, friendliness amplitude and ^native courage.—It is all nonsense to
suppose
fancy that the sole sphere of
these fine
such fine
traits
must necessarily
can only
be on some diffused and higher and more diffused ^and commanding scale, as Governor or Cabinet Senator or President.—The right sort of men will exemplify them just as well here directly at our doors or in our City Hall.—
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