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...is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance? ...the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless.
-Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
...is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance? ...the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless.
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