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The sovereignty of one's self over one's self is called Liberty.

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Albert Pike
Age: 81 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1891
Died: April 2
Lawyer
Boston
Massachusetts
A. Pike
Liberty
Called
Freedom
Self
Sovereignty

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