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Quote by Daniel Webster
The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. – Daniel Webster

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Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. – Daniel Webster

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Democracy arose from mens thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. – Aristotle

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