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Lament it as we may, much as it may wound our vanity or our pride, it is still, in the main, true; and will, I fear, so remain....
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Lament it as we may, much as it may wound our vanity or our pride, it is still, in the main, true; and will, I fear, so…”
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Beveridge acknowledges the painful truth of political realities, despite the discomfort it brings.
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