Frank Moore Colby - The attempt to turn a complex problem of the he

The attempt to turn a complex problem of the head into a simple moral question for the heart to answer, is of course a necessary part of all political discussion.

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Frank Moore Colby, 1865-1925, Writer & Editor, The Colby Essays, II

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