Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ✨ Thomas Je…

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Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey (2008). The Essential Jefferson, p.66, Courier Corporation
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Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey (2008). The Essential Jefferson, p.66, Courier Corporation

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