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Was Not Necessity The Plea Of Every Illegal Exertion Of Power Or Exercise Of Oppression?...necessity Is The Plea For Very Infringement Of Human Freedom. It Is The Argument Of Tyrants; It Is The Creed Of Slaves.
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Was Not Necessity The Plea

William Pitt
Was Not Necessity The Plea Of Every Illegal Exertion Of Power Or Exercise Of Oppression?...necessity Is The Plea For Very Infringement Of Human Freedom. It Is The Argument Of Tyrants; It Is The Creed Of Slaves.
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