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Without this defensive power, every positive power that can be given on paper will be evaded & defeated.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Without this defensive power, every positive power that can be given on paper will be evaded & defeated.”
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Beveridge asserts that without a strong defensive power, any governmental authority will be ineffective.
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