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If Man Is Not Fit To Govern Himself, How Can He Be Fit To Govern Someone Else?
-James Madison
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If Man Is Not Fit To Govern
James Madison
If Man Is Not Fit To Govern Himself, How Can He Be Fit To Govern Someone Else?
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