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Albert Beveridge: A person of little ability and less character always could inflame a portion of the people when they could be assembled.

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A person of little ability and less character always could inflame a portion of the people when they could be assembled.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge observes how easily a person lacking integrity can manipulate public sentiment.

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