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Since before the Revolution, all men had fixed their eyes, hopes, and purposes upon land.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Since before the Revolution, all men had fixed their eyes, hopes, and purposes upon land.”
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Beveridge reflects on the central role of land in the aspirations of Americans before the Revolution.
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