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Albert Beveridge: I do not consider one shilling sterling as one fourth the real value of the lands....

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I do not consider one shilling sterling as one fourth the real value of the lands....
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge reflects on the perceived value of land in historical context.

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