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Quote by Edward Gibbon
Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the wor

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. – 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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The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. – Edward Gibbon

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