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He was a man who looked before he leaped; he counted the costs; he made up his mind with knowledge of the facts.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “He was a man who looked before he leaped; he counted the costs; he made up his mind with knowledge of the facts.”
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Beveridge emphasizes Thomas Marshall's careful and informed decision-making process.
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