Albert Beveridge: “Holding that secession was impracticable, he declared: "I am not…”

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Holding that secession was impracticable, he declared: "I am not satisfied that the thing itself is to be desired.

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Beveridge conveys skepticism about the desirability of secession during a time of political strife.

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Albert Beveridge: “Holding that secession was impracticable, he declared: "I am not satisfied that the thing itself is to be desired.”