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Albert Beveridge: “Shall we tamely act under the lash of this tyranny of the press?...”

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Shall we tamely act under the lash of this tyranny of the press?...
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge critiques the press's influence on public opinion and governance.

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