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She was able to maintain her independence & must deserve to lose it if she permitted it to be wrested from her.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “She was able to maintain her independence & must deserve to lose it if she permitted it to be wrested from her.”
Editor's note · Context
Beveridge stresses that America must actively protect its independence to avoid losing it.
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