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First Principles: My First Wish Is, To See This Plague of Mankind Banished From the Earth, and the Sons and Daughters of This World Employed In More Pleasing and Innocent Amusements

“My first wish is, to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in more pleasing and innocent amusements, than in preparing implements, and exercising them, for the destruction of … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Care of Human Life and Happiness, and Not Their Destruction, Is the First and Only Legitimate Object of Good Government

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson

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