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Albert Beveridge: Had France felt for the United States any portion of that respect to which our real importance entitles us, would she…

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Had France felt for the United States any portion of that respect to which our real importance entitles us, would she have failed to give this proof of it?
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge critiques France's lack of respect for the United States during diplomatic tensions.

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