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It would be "a dangerous imprudence to abandon those measures of self-protection ... to which ... violence and the injustice of others may again compel us to resort....
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “It would be "a dangerous imprudence to abandon those measures of self-protection ... to which ... violence and the…”
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Beveridge warns against the dangers of neglecting self-protection measures in the face of potential violence.
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