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It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.
It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.
Approximate author period: c. 1853 AD · industrial
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- Ulysses S. Grant
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- Approximate author period: c. 1853 AD · industrial
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