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Albert Beveridge: Thus nursed, educated, and daily exercised in tyranny ... the man must be a prodigy who can retain his manners and…

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Thus nursed, educated, and daily exercised in tyranny ... the man must be a prodigy who can retain his manners and morals undepraved....
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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This quote discusses the corrupting influence of tyranny on character and morality.

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