Albert Beveridge: “The popular heart and instinct were against these crowning blunders of…”

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The popular heart and instinct were against these crowning blunders of Federalism.

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Beveridge highlights the public's discontent with the Federalist Party's actions during a contentious political period.

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Albert Beveridge: “The popular heart and instinct were against these crowning blunders of Federalism.”