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I yield slowly and reluctantly to the conviction that our constitution cannot last.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “I yield slowly and reluctantly to the conviction that our constitution cannot last.”
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Beveridge expresses a deep concern about the sustainability of the U.S. Constitution amidst growing tensions.
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