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Albert Beveridge: “To such extravagance and inaccuracy does the frenzy of combat sometimes drive the most honest of men.”

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To such extravagance and inaccuracy does the frenzy of combat sometimes drive the most honest of men.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge reflects on the impact of intense political conflict on individuals' integrity.

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