The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own…

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The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.12, University of Virginia Press
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The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. ✨ James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). James Madison's Advice to My Country, p.12, University of Virginia Press

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