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Destroying our liberties

All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.

Author Greg RavenPosted on June 3, 2011November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories liberty, warTags Alexis de Tocqueville

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