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1786
on 3/5/1786
"It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people."
 | with in 1786 in Rome . Jean Alaux – – Louis Vincent Leon Palliere in his studio at the Villa Medici Rome |
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on 3/15/1786
"It is much to be wished that slavery may be abolished. The honour of the States, as well as justice and humanity, in my opinion, loudly call upon them to emancipate these unhappy people. To contend for our own liberty, and to deny that blessing to others, involves an inconsistency not to be excused."
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