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This law is almost without parallel in severity, peremptoriness, and defiant contempt for National authority.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “This law is almost without parallel in severity, peremptoriness, and defiant contempt for National authority.”
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Beveridge critiques a law for its harshness and disregard for national authority, reflecting on the tensions between state and federal power.
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