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his country any self respecting agreement between majority and minority for a concerted effort toward the national welfare。 Such a plan for us would be but the shadow not the substance of unity。 Our American unity cannot be made with words; or with gestures。 It must be forged between the ideas of the Opposition and the practices and the policies of the Administration。 Ours is a government of the principles; and not one merely of men。 Any member of the minority party though willing to die for his country still retains the right to criticize the policies of the government。 This right is embedded in our constitutional system。 We who stand ready to serve our country behind our mander�in�Chief; nevertheless retain the right; and I will say the duty; to debate the course of our government。 Ours is a two�party system; should we ever permit one party to dominate our lives entirely democracy would collapse and we would have dictatorship。 To you; who have so sincerely given yourselves to this cause; which you chose me to lead; I say your function during the next four years is that of the loyal opposition。 You believe deeply in the principles that we stood for in the recent election; and principles are not like a football suit to be put on in order to play a game; and then taken off when the game is over。 It is your constitutional duty to debate the policies of this; or any other administration; and to express yourselves freely and openly to those who represent you in your state and national government。 Now let me however; raise a single warning; ours is a very powerful opposition。 On November 5; we were a minority by only a few million votes; but let us not therefore fall into the partisan error of opposing things just for the sake of opposition。 Ours must not be an oppositio
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