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They felt that, while they were fighting on the battlefield, they had been betrayed at the ballot box.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “They felt that, while they were fighting on the battlefield, they had been betrayed at the ballot box.”
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Beveridge reflects on the feelings of soldiers who believed they were betrayed by the electoral process while fighting for their country.
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