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Adlai Stevenson: “My life has been devoted to promote the public interest of Illinois, and in my latter days it will afford me profound…”

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My life has been devoted to promote the public interest of Illinois, and in my latter days it will afford me profound pleasure to advance now, as I have always done in the past, the best interests of the people.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson emphasizes his lifelong commitment to serving the public interest in Illinois.

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