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The Government of the American Nation is, then, "emphatically, and truly, a government of the people.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The Government of the American Nation is, then, "emphatically, and truly, a government of the people.”
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Beveridge emphasizes the democratic nature of the American government, highlighting its foundation on the will of the people.
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