Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is viola…

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Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. ✨ John Adams, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson (1959). The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams. 1812-1826
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