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Quote by Edward Gibbon
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of think

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. – Edward Gibbon

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Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. – Edward Gibbon

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