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[He shook] his intended father-in-law's hand with that violence which expresses so much to English feelings.
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The law, in our case, seems to make the right, and the very reverse ought to be done — the right should make the law.
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Obtain power, then, by all means; power is the law of man; make it yours.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Born:
January 1, 1768
Died:
May 22, 1849
(aged 81)
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