But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never …

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But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. ✨ John Adams (2012). The Letters of John and Abigail Adams, p.76, Simon and Schuster
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But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. ✨ John Adams (2012). The Letters of John and Abigail Adams, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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