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A weapon that comes down as still As snowflakes fall upon the sod; But executes a freeman's will, As lightning does the will of God; And from its force nor doors nor locks Can shield you,—'t is the ballot-box.
A weapon that comes down as still As snowflakes fall upon the sod; But executes a freeman's will, As lightning does the will of God; And from its force nor doors nor locks Can shield you,—'t is the ballot-box.
Approximate author period: c. 1825 AD · industrial
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- John Pierpont
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- Approximate author period: c. 1825 AD · industrial
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- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
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