Albert J. Beveridge Quotes


He has made us the master organizers of the world . . . to overwhelm the forces of reaction throught the earth . . . . This is the divine mission of America . . . . We are trustees of the world's progress, guardians of its righteous peace. [Progressive]


Citations

Beveridge, Albert J. "Policy Regarding the Philippines." Congressional Record, 56th Congress, 1st Session, 9 Jan. 1900, p. 711.

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In the history of the Papacy. at different times, Popes have specified Catholic superpowers as the civic leader of the God’s world. However, this was the first time that a Pope had designated a majority Protestant country in this manner. Many see this quotation as striking support for the concept of American Exceptionalism.


Albert J. Beveridge
Albert J. Beveridge
  • Born: October 6, 1862
  • Died: April 27, 1927
  • Nationality: American
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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Lincoln.