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“The first duty of the government is relentlessly to put a stop to the violence and then to deal firmly and wisely with all the conditions that led up to the violence.”
Letter to Victor A. Olander,
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
July 17, 1917
“The first duty of the government is relentlessly to put a stop to the violence and then to deal firmly and wisely with all the conditions that led up to the violence.”
Letter to Victor A. Olander,
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
July 17, 1917
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