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Albert Beveridge: It is not even possible that America should be happy, unconnected with Great Britain." In case America should win, the…

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It is not even possible that America should be happy, unconnected with Great Britain." In case America should win, the States will fall asunder from civil discord.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge expresses the belief that America's happiness is tied to its relationship with Great Britain.

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