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Albert Beveridge: “The Spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”

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The Spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge emphasizes the importance of maintaining a spirit of resistance against government oppression.

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