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When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get any thing by their Victory but new Masters.

— George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750)

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If a man love to give advice, it is a sure sign that he himself wanteth it.

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