The true touchstone of civil liberty is not that all men are equal but that every man has the right to be the equal of every other man – if he can. (Benjamin Butler (politician))

The true touchstone of civil liberty is not that all men are equal but that every man has the right to be the equal of every other man – if he can.

Benjamin Butler (politician)

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