Albert Beveridge: “If I shall be in the minority, I shall have those painful sensations…”

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If I shall be in the minority, I shall have those painful sensations which arise from a conviction of being overpowered in a good cause.

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Beveridge reflects on the emotional toll of being in the minority during a debate over important issues.

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Albert Beveridge: “If I shall be in the minority, I shall have those painful sensations which arise from a conviction of being overpowered…”