On the record
I am not in favor of an alliance offensive and defensive with Great Britain nor for closer connection with that nation than already exists.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “I am not in favor of an alliance offensive and defensive with Great Britain nor for closer connection with that nation…”
Editor's note · Context
Beveridge explicitly states his opposition to a military alliance with Great Britain, advocating for maintaining the current relationship.
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