Crossword-Solution: SECONDTHOUGHTS 14 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 24

FRIENDLY READER:-- Of a truth, we are a great people!--and most happy am I, Solomon Secondthoughts, Schoolmaster of the Borough of Quodlibet, that it hath fallen to my lot, even in my small way, to make known to you how in our Borough that greatness hath grown toward its perfect maturity--feeling persuaded that Quodlibet therein is but an abstract or miniature portrait of this nation.

Secondthoughts?" "Madam," said I in a very grave manner, "if I might be allowed to express myself freely, I would venture to remark, that it is very important to the ascendency of the New-Light Quodlibetarian Democratic party, that there should be no strife nor division in our ranks; and that, feeling the importance of this sentiment, it is one of our fundamental principles to go with the majority--whenever it can be ascertained.

Solomon Secondthoughts, ain't I right?" "Jesse," said I, mildly, "have you any respect for the opinion of our distinguished representative, my former pupil, Middleton Flam?" "Well, I voted for him," replied Jesse.

Our uncompromising, fearless, and _unshakable_ Quods, true to the dictates of their creed, were, I repeat, greatly rejoiced at the manly perseverance and unquenchable self-will with which the President delivered over that question to the "Sober Secondthoughts" (a pest upon the unlucky coincidence of that phrase with my patronymic!--it hath given license to the tongues of the wags, to my annoyance) of the people.