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Albert Beveridge: But it was not in the Marshall nature to support a cause with lip service only.

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But it was not in the Marshall nature to support a cause with lip service only.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge highlights the dedication of John Marshall to the cause of liberty beyond mere words.

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