On the record
In the light of what has been suggested, the wisdom displayed in the establishment of the bicameral, or two-chamber system, in our legislative scheme, is strikingly apparent.
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Adlai Stevenson
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Stevenson praises the wisdom of establishing a bicameral legislative system in the U.S.
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