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Quote by Jonathan Swift
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. – Jonathan Swift

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Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. – Jonathan Swift

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