The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may thi…

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think. ✨ Oliver Wendell Holmes (2007). Professor At The Breakfast Table, p.118, Reprint Services Corporation
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The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think. ✨ Oliver Wendell Holmes (2007). Professor At The Breakfast Table, p.118, Reprint Services Corporation

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