Autobiography of Stephen ADouglas . prevents the possibility of injury, and whomay be greatly benefited by the notoriety thus acquired. I firmlybelieve this is one of the frequent and great errors committed by thepolitical editors of the present day. Indeed, I sincerely doubt whetherI owe most to the kind and efficient support of my friends, and no mansimilarly situated ever had better and truer friends, or to the violent,reckless and imprudent opposition of my enemies. Certain I am thatwithout both of these causes united, I never could have succeeded aswell as I have done. But I must forbear;

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Autobiography of Stephen ADouglas . prevents the possibility of injury, and whomay be greatly benefited by the notoriety thus acquired. I firmlybelieve this is one of the frequent and great errors committed by thepolitical editors of the present day. Indeed, I sincerely doubt whetherI owe most to the kind and efficient support of my friends, and no mansimilarly situated ever had better and truer friends, or to the violent,reckless and imprudent opposition of my enemies. Certain I am thatwithout both of these causes united, I never could have succeeded aswell as I have done. But I must forbear; for I find that I am philo-sophizing, which is far from my present purpose. During the summer of 1834 my time was about equally divided be-tween law and politics, reading and practicing the one and preachingthe other. There was a general election pending for Governor, Congress-man, and members of the Legislature, in which I felt no ordinary in- 8 He was carried away on the shoulders of his admirers and was dubbed The Little MRS. LIZZIE ROWEN pupil of Douglas.

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