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Albert Beveridge: “No man in existence is more decidedly opposed to such an alliance or more fully convinced of the evils that would result…”

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No man in existence is more decidedly opposed to such an alliance or more fully convinced of the evils that would result from it." Marshall declares that he is for American neutrality in foreign wars; and cites his memorial to Talleyrand as stating his views on this subject.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge asserts his strong opposition to foreign alliances and advocates for American neutrality.

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