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Less glory is more liberty. When the drum is silent, reason sometimes speaks.

Albert Pike

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Albert Pike
Age: 81 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1891
Died: April 2
Lawyer
Boston
Massachusetts
A. Pike
Reason
Sometimes
Drum
Speaks
Silent
Glory
Liberty
Less
Speak

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