“We are a conquering race, and we must obey our blood and occupy new markets, and, if necessary, new lands.”

— Albert J. Beveridge

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About Albert J. Beveridge

Politician • American

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana. A leading member of the Republican Party, he was intellectually one of the most prominent imperialists and Progressive Era...

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