He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. ✨ Thomas M. Curley, …

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He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. ✨ Thomas M. Curley, Samuel Johnson (1998). Sir Robert Chambers: Law, Literature, and Empire in the Age of Johnson, p.125, Univ of Wisconsin Press
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He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. ✨ Thomas M. Curley, Samuel Johnson (1998). Sir Robert Chambers: Law, Literature, and Empire in the Age of Johnson, p.125, Univ of Wisconsin Press

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