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I may say, however, that several to whom I have had occasion to mention the subject, regret having given their signatures and many admit that they did not consider the questions raised at all.
There are some who justify their act on the ground that something may come out of the petition which will do good rather than harm, and that it is as well to ask for something, although they are satisfied that the prayer of the petition as a whole will never be granted. Others frankly admit that they gave their signatures purely for personal considerations for the promoter, and to do him a good turn, and with the conviction that, as the demands of the petition must certainly ...
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