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In the discussion of these once vital issues, with the entire State for an audience, he was without a peer.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “In the discussion of these once vital issues, with the entire State for an audience, he was without a peer.”
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Stevenson praises Oglesby's unmatched ability to engage audiences on important issues of his time.
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