Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man…

Thomas Jefferson
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Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1977). The Portable Thomas Jefferson, p.459, Penguin
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