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The Idol of Contentment and the Duty of Citizens
In arguing against Earl Russell's quietist doctrine, the author rejects ad hominem critique and urges evaluating measures by their merit not by the speaker’s past. The piece laments public complacency, urges continued political knowledge, warns that rest breeds stagnation, and calls for active citizenship to defend liberties amidst imperial and European tensions.
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