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They will risk all ills ... rather than permit that happiness which is dispensed by other hands than their own.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “They will risk all ills ... rather than permit that happiness which is dispensed by other hands than their own.”
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Beveridge reflects on the willingness of some to endure hardships rather than relinquish control.
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