Freedom Quote by Margaret Chase Smith

“Freedom unexercised may be freedom forfeited. The preservation of freedom is in the hands of the people themselves - not of the government.” quote by Margaret Chase Smith — Download Open image

“Freedom unexercised may be freedom forfeited. The preservation of freedom is in the hands of the people themselves - not of the government.”

Margaret Chase Smith

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