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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: We are a nation of politicians, concerned about the outmost defenses only of freedom. It is our children's children who may perchance be really free.
         

We are a nation of politicians, concerned about the outmost defenses only of freedom. It is our children's children who may perchance be really free.


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