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And that here self-government--in its crude form but none the less self-government--had its historical beginning.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “And that here self-government--in its crude form but none the less self-government--had its historical beginning.”
Editor's note · Context
He notes the historical importance of self-government beginning at Jamestown.
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