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Albert Beveridge: “Nullification involved no danger, and if it did, what matter!--"those who fear to defend their rights, have none.”

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Nullification involved no danger, and if it did, what matter!--"those who fear to defend their rights, have none.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge emphasizes the importance of defending one's rights against oppression.

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