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It demoralizes those who practice it and destroys the faith of those who suffer by it in the efficiency of the law as a safe protector.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":9},2881981,"I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. 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