As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well for me now to confess, that I am in the habit of freely imputing errors to my fellow-men.
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Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion.
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But, although America cannot be justly charged with violating the rights of Turkey, Turkey nevertheless can be justly charged with violating the rights of America.
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We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will, or may be.
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