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But he must be an Idiot or a Lunatic if he has really planned and attempted to execute such a Project as is imputed to him.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “But he must be an Idiot or a Lunatic if he has really planned and attempted to execute such a Project as is imputed to…”
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Beveridge critiques the intelligence of someone accused of a grand scheme, emphasizing the absurdity of the claim.
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