On the record
Gave to the universal people the means of speedy and accurate intelligence, and so stormed at once the castles of the terrible Giant Doubt and Giant Despair.
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Adlai Stevenson
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Stevenson praises the telegraph for its role in providing timely information and overcoming doubt.
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