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Government prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated and it is not without much hesitation that a statesman should hazard to regulate the concerns of individuals, as if he could do it better than themselves.
Albert Gallatin
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Albert Gallatin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1761
Born: January 29
Died: 1849
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Former American Senator
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Abraham Alphonse Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin
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