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Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.
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The measure of the progress of civilization is the progress of the people.
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The best government rests on the people and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
October 3, 1800
Died:
January 17, 1891
(aged 90)
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