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Albert Beveridge: “He has let slip the dogs of war, the hell-hounds of persecution, to hunt down my friend.”

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He has let slip the dogs of war, the hell-hounds of persecution, to hunt down my friend.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Beveridge uses vivid imagery to describe the aggressive pursuit of a friend by political adversaries.

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