Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revol…

William S. Burroughs
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Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader, p.416, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader, p.416, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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