Every government is perpetually degenerating towards corruption, from …

Samuel Johnson
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Every government is perpetually degenerating towards corruption, from which it must be rescued at certain periods by the resuscitation of its first principles, and the re-establishment of its original constitution. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1792). The Rambler, p.354
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Every government is perpetually degenerating towards corruption, from which it must be rescued at certain periods by the resuscitation of its first principles, and the re-establishment of its original constitution. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1792). The Rambler, p.354

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