Albert Beveridge: “All governments require, in order to give them firmness, stability…”

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All governments require, in order to give them firmness, stability, and character, some permanent principle, some settled establishment.

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Beveridge emphasizes the necessity of foundational principles for stable governance.

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Albert Beveridge: “All governments require, in order to give them firmness, stability, and character, some permanent principle, some…”