If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the fi…

Charles Caleb Colton
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If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the first inroads upon the laws have been made by the governors, as often as by the governed. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1823). Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan, p.218
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If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the first inroads upon the laws have been made by the governors, as often as by the governed. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1823). Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan, p.218

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