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James Beck: “And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human…”

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And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war, and conquest.
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James Beck
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Beck cautions that failure in establishing a government may lead to despair and reliance on chaos rather than reason.

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