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Quote by Joseph Brodsky
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve v

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot. – Joseph Brodsky

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