Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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