So this was a highly charged political environment. Far more volatile than for example the kind of partisan quarrels we see today in our republic I hope.

所以那是十分紧张的政治环境,比我们当今所见的,共和政党争论,更加反复无常，希望如此。

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Things like elections political leaders and parties different causes to which they may feel some attraction interested in wars and revolutions that they see or have heard about.

主题像是选举，政治领袖及政党,因为不同的原因，他们可能觉得,战争的主题很有吸引力,或是他们亲睹或听闻过的革命,因为想要学习这些事务。

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