Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the…

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Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes. ✨ James Madison, Ralph Ketcham Selected Writings of James Madison, Hackett Publishing
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