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"We will rule this country, or we will ruin it. We will overturn this Government if we are not allowed to administer it ourselves." That is the naked, undisguised proposition of the Democratic Party in the year of grace 1860.

— Benjamin Stanton

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""We will rule this country, or we will ruin it. We will overturn this Government if we are not allowed to administer it ourselves." That is the naked, undisguised proposition of the Democratic Party in the year of grace 1860." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Benjamin Stanton

About Benjamin Stanton

Benjamin Stanton (4 June 1809 – 2 June 1872) was an American politician from Ohio and a member of the U.S. Republican Party.