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Albert Beveridge: They are not only important in consequence of their numbers, but in consequence of their vigor, their activity & that…

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They are not only important in consequence of their numbers, but in consequence of their vigor, their activity & that unity of interest which produces a unity of effort among them.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge describes the influence of a vigorous and united group within the population.

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