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Joseph Addison - No oppression is so heavy or lasting...
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority. (Joseph Addison)

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

Joseph Addison

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