For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost…

Thomas Jefferson
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For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal.
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For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal.

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