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Thomas Jefferson Quotes: We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.
         

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.


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We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.
         



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