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“I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.” quote by John Locke — Download Open image

“I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.”

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