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Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

Benjamin Franklin
Years, People, Needs
Letter to the Abbés Chalut and Arnaud, April 17, 1787.
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.