On the record
When the foundation-stone of this Capitol was laid, our Republic was in its infancy, and self-government yet an untried experiment.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “When the foundation-stone of this Capitol was laid, our Republic was in its infancy, and self-government yet an untried…”
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Stevenson reflects on the early days of the American Republic and the challenges of self-governance.
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