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Albert Beveridge: “The struggle between Liberty and Despotism, Government and Anarchy, Religion and Atheism, has been gloriously…”

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The struggle between Liberty and Despotism, Government and Anarchy, Religion and Atheism, has been gloriously decided....
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge reflects on the historical struggle between different forms of governance and ideologies.

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