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Level must be the head and stout the heart of him who should be sent to deal with that sensitive, proud, and now violent country.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Level must be the head and stout the heart of him who should be sent to deal with that sensitive, proud, and now violent…”
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Beveridge emphasizes the qualities needed for diplomacy with a proud and volatile nation.
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