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All presidents but Jefferson have argued that their first job was to keep us safe. All presidents but Jefferson were wrong. If you read the Constitution, you will see that the President's first job - as Jefferson understood well - is to keep us free.

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Andrew Napolitano
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 6
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