The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long u…

James Madison
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The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood but the superstructures projected had been sadly defective ✨ James Madison (1867). 1829-1836, p.58
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The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood but the superstructures projected had been sadly defective ✨ James Madison (1867). 1829-1836, p.58

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