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Drapier's Letters (1734)
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I have heard of a man who had a mind to sell his house, and therefore carried a piece of brick in his pocket, which he shewed as a pattern to encourage purchasers.
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Libertas et natale solum:
Fine words! I wonder where you stole 'em.
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For, in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery: but in fact, eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.
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Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
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Born:
November 30, 1667
Died:
October 19, 1745
(aged 77)
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