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If the true spark of religious and civil liberty be kindled, it will burn.

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Daniel Webster
Age: 70 †
Born: 1782
Born: January 18
Died: 1852
Died: October 25
Diplomat
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Politician
Salisbury
New Hampshire
Sparks
Burn
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Liberty
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