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Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
by George Jean Nathan Found in Citizenship Quotes, Politics / government Quotes, Voting Quotes, Politics Quotes,
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
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Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
Up men to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia. - Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Up men to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia. - Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
